1 The heavenly treasure now we have
In a vile house of clay;
But Christ will to the utmost save,
And keep us to that day.
2 Our souls are in his mighty hand,
And he shall keep them still;
And you and I shall surely stand
With him on Zion's hill.
3 O what a joyful meeting there!
In robes of white arrayed,
Palms in our hands we all shall bear,
And crowns upon our head.
4 Then let us lawfully contend,
And fight our passage through;
Bear in our faithful minds the end,
And keep the prize in view.
Source: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: for use in divine worship #757
Charles Wesley, M.A. was the great hymn-writer of the Wesley family, perhaps, taking quantity and quality into consideration, the great hymn-writer of all ages. Charles Wesley was the youngest son and 18th child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, and was born at Epworth Rectory, Dec. 18, 1707. In 1716 he went to Westminster School, being provided with a home and board by his elder brother Samuel, then usher at the school, until 1721, when he was elected King's Scholar, and as such received his board and education free. In 1726 Charles Wesley was elected to a Westminster studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1729, and became a college tutor. In the early part of the same year his religious impressions were much deepene… Go to person page >| First Line: | The heavenly treasure now we have |
| Title: | We Shall See Him As He Is |
| Author: | Charles Wesley |
| Meter: | 8.6.8.6 |
| Language: | English |
| Refrain First Line: | O come and join |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
The heavenly treasure now we have. A cento from "God of all consolation, take," p, 433, ii.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
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