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When faith beholds the saints above

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When faith beholds the saints above

Published in 9 hymnals

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1 When faith beholds the saints above,
And hears their strains of Jesus' love;
I fain would fly to join their lays,
And sing with them my Saviour's praise.

2 But can my soul such bliss obtain,
Whose guilt deserves eternal pain
Can I expect his face to see
Throughout a vast eternity?

3 If heaven be mine, 'tis all of grace,
I'll praise him for the lowest place;
May I but reach within the door,
My anxious soul desires no more.

4 'There, yet that love my Saviour, sit,
There I with you would fain have place,
Among your thrones or at your feet,
So I might see his lovely face.'

Source: Hymns, Selected and Original: for public and private worship (1st ed.) #741

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First Line:	When faith beholds the saints above
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Hymns: selected and original, for public and private worship (4th ed. 3rd rev. ed.) (1857), p.492

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A New Selection of Nearly Eight Hundred Evangelical Hymns, from More than 200 Authors in England, Scotland, Ireland, & America, including a great number of originals, alphabetically arranged #635

A New Selection of Seven Hundred Evangelical Hymns ... intended as a Supplement to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Tunes #635

Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship #741

Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship, published by General Synod for the Evangelical Lutheran Church. 68th ed. (8th rev. ed.) #d895

Hymns, Selected and Original #741

Hymns #741

Hymns #741

Hymns #741

Hymns #741

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