O for the Robes of Whiteness

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O for the robes of whiteness, O for the tearless eyes

Author: Charitie Lees Smith
Published in 34 hymnals

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1 O for the robe of whiteness,
O for the tearless eyes;
O for the glorious brightness
Of the unclouded skies!
O for the no more weeping
Within the land of love—
The endless joy of keeping
The bridal feast above.

2 O for the bliss of dying,
My risen Lord to meet;
O for the rest of lying
For ever at His feet!
O for the hour of seeing
My Saviour face to face,—
The hope of ever being
In that sweet meeting-place!

Source: The Bright Array #129

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Author: Charitie Lees Smith

Bancroft, Charitie Lees, née Smith, daughter of the Rev. Sidney Smith, D.D., Rector of Drumragh, County Tyrone, Ireland; was born at Bloomfield, Merrion, in the county of Dublin, June 21,1841; and married, in 1869, to Arthur E. Bancroft. Her hymns have appeared in periodicals, Lyra Britannica, Bishop Ryle's Spiritual Songs, and other collections, and also as leaflets. The following have come into common usage:— 1. O for the [a] robes [robe] of whiteness. Heaven desired. This favorite children's hymn was 1st pub. as a leaflet in 1860. In 1867 it was included in Lyra Britannica, and thence has passed into several collections in Great Britain and America. 2. The King of glory standeth. Christ the Saviour. … Go to person page >

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First Line:	O for the robes of whiteness, O for the tearless eyes
Title:	O for the Robes of Whiteness
Author:	Charitie Lees Smith
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

Isaiah 61:10
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Notes

O for the [a] robes [robe] of whiteness. Heaven desired. This favorite children's hymn was first published as a leaflet in 1860. In 1867 it was included in Lyra Britannica, and thence has passed into several collections in Great Britain and America.

- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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