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I Shall Be Glad When Jesus Comes

Representative Text

1 I shall be glad when Jesus comes,
Come when or how He may,
Glad when in majesty He comes
Who shall set all things right.

Refrain:
I shall be glad when Jesus comes,
Jesus who died for me;
Oh, to behold Him on His throne,
And all His glory see.

2 I shall be glad to know the end
Of selfish and sordid might,
Glad when in majesty He comes
Who shall set all things right. [Refrain]

3 I shall be glad when Christ hath wrought
His glorious will in me,
When to the likeness of His thought
I shall transfigured be. [Refrain]

4 Will you be glad when Jesus comes?
Oh, sinner, what can you say?
Are you prepared to welcome Him
And dwell with Christ for aye?

Refrain:
Will you be glad when Jesus comes,
Jesus of Calvary?
Would you behold Him on His throne,
And all His glory see?

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #10578

Author: Robert Whitaker

b. 1863; clergyman in Calif., Ore., and Wash.; poet; official of American Civil Liberties Union, 1924-26; lecturer Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: I shall be glad when Jesus comes
Title: I Shall Be Glad When Jesus Comes
Author: Robert Whitaker
Language: English
Refrain First Line: I shall be glad when Jesus comes
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #10578
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The Cyber Hymnal #10578

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