When Shall I See Him?

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When shall I look on that wonderful face

Author: Mrs. E. C. Ellsworth
Tune: [When shall I look on that wonderful face]
Published in 2 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

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1 When shall I look on that wonderful face,
Fair in its feature and pure in its grace?
When shall I draw from his visage divine
Pictures of sweetness, till they shall be mine?

Refrain:
O, I shall see him, the fairest of fair!
Bearing his image, his beauty I’ll share.

2 When shall I kneel at those dear wounded feet,
Giving all glory to whom it is mete?
When shall those hands which were nailed to the tree,
Raising me up, show a blessing for me? [Refrain]

3 When shall I gaze in those wonderful eyes,
Reading his love with the sweetest surprise?
When shall that test of approval be mine,—
Robed for the bridal, the marriage divine? [Refrain]

Source: Melodious Sonnets #25

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Author: Mrs. E. C. Ellsworth

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First Line:	When shall I look on that wonderful face
Title:	When Shall I See Him?
Author:	Mrs. E. C. Ellsworth
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	O I shall see Him, the fairest of fair
Copyright:	Public Domain