The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2860

2860. I Know Not the Hour

1. I know not the hour when my Lord will come
To take me away to His own dear home;
But I know that His presence will lighten the gloom,
And that will be glory for me.
And that will be glory for me,
Oh, that will be glory for me!
But I know that His presence will lighten the gloom,
And that will be glory for me.

2. I know not the song that the angels sing,
I know not the sound of the harps’ glad ring;
But I know there’ll be mention of Jesus our King,
And that will be music for me.
And that will be music for me,
Oh, that will be music for me!
But I know there’ll be mention of Jesus our King,
And that will be music for me.

3. I know not the form of my mansion fair,
I know not the name that I then shall bear;
But I know that my Savior will welcome me there,
And that will be Heaven for me.
And that will be Heaven for me,
Oh, that will be Heaven for me.
But I know that my Savior will welcome me there,
And that will be Heaven for me.

Text Information

• First Line: I know not the hour when my Lord will come
• Title: I Know Not the Hour
• Author: Philip Paul Bliss (1875)
• Language: English
• Source: Gospel Hymns and Sacred Songs, by P. B. Bliss & Ira Sankey (New York: Biglow & Main, 1875), number 13
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [I know not the hour when my Lord will come]
• Composer: James McGranahan
• Incipit: 75453 21176 55543
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain