Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.) ‎#339

339. Let Me Go, Let Me Go

1 Let me go, let me go,
Lord, Thy presence to me show!
Now my soul, for Jesus yearning,
Is to yonder mansions turning,
There its perfect rest to know.

2 Sweetest Light, sweetest Light,
Sun that put test clouds to flight,
When shall I appear before Thee,
When with all Thy saints adore Thee,
And behold thy glory bright?

3 Ah, how clear, ah, how clear
Ring those angel voices dear!
How my soul for wings is sighing,
That o'er vale and mountain flying,
I in Zion might appear,

4 What shall be, what shall be,
All the joy laid up for me,
Lord, I know not, eyes are holden,
Till Jerusalem, the golden,
In its beauty I shall see!

5 Paradise, Paradise,
Fairest fruit delights our eyes;
Where thy verdant trees are planted,
Bliss beyond our dreams is granted;
Take us, Lord, to Paradise.

Text Information

• First Line: Let me go, let me go
• Title: Let Me Go, Let Me Go
• Author: E. Knak
• Meter: 6, 7, 8, 8, 7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1928
• Topic: Spiritual Songs: Selected
• Notes: Danish first line: Lad mig gaa, lad mig gaa; Translator: H. R. Krauth, a.

Tune Information

• Name: [Let me go, let me go]
• Meter: 6, 7, 8, 8, 7.
• Key: C Major