Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised
Date: 1882
Compiler: A I Hobbs et al
Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co
First Line: What sinners value I resign
Topic: Aspiration to Happiness
Writer: Isaac Watts
Composer: William Bradbury
Meter: LM
Tune: Bacca
Hymn Number: 242
Page Number: 091, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsWHAT sinners value I resign;
Lord! 'tis enough that Thou art mine;
I shall behold Thy blissful face,
And stand complete in righteousness.
This life's a dream, an empty show;
But the bright world to which I go
Has joys substantial and sincere:
When shall I wake and find me there?
O glorious hour! O blest abode!
I shall be near and like my God!
And flesh and sin no more control
The sacred pleasures of the soul.
My flesh shall slumber in the ground
Till the last trumpet's joyful sound;
Then burst the chains with sweet surprise,
And in my Saviour's image rise.