Hymns, Selected and Original ‎#301

301. O when wilt thou my Saviour be!

1 O when wilt thou my Saviour be!
O when shall I be clean!
The true eternal Sabbath see,
A perfect rest from sin!

2 Jesus! the sinner's rest thou art,
From guilt, and fear, and pain;
While thou art absent from my heart,
I look for rest in vain!

3 The consolations of thy word
My soul have long upheld;
The faithful promise of the Lord
Shall surely be fulfill'd:

4 Joining thy sheep in yonder fold,
Like them I shall rejoice;
Like them thy glory shall behold
And hear my shepherd's voice.

5 O that I now the voice might hear,
That speaks my sins forgiven;
Thy word is past to give me here
The inward pledge of heaven.

Text Information

• First Line: O when wilt thou my Saviour be!
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1828
• Topic: For Salvation from the power of Sin here, and from its existence finally; Supplication for the divine mercy
• Notes: Public Domain.

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