Hymnal: A Selection of Christian Hymns
Date: 1818
Compiler: Rice Haggard
Publisher/Printer: John Norvell
First Line: Jesus the Lord the glory take
Topic: Parting of Christians
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 154
Page Number: 154, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsJesus the Lord, the glory take,
The glory of thy grace;
Thy gifts to thee we render back
In songs of thankful praise.
Thro' thee, we have together met,
In singleness of heart;
We met, O Jesus, in thy name,
And in thy name we part.
We part in body, not in mind,
Our aim continues one,
And heart to heart in Jesus joined,
We'll hand in hand go in.
Keep us, and every seeking soul,
Still in thy pleasant ways,
Till all attain the heavenly goal,
And sing thy endless praise.
Around thy throne we'll meet again,
When all our race is o'er;
When death and grief, and sin and pain,
And parting are no more.
Him, eye to eye, we there shall see,
Our face like his shall shine;
O, what a glorious company,
When saints and angels join!
O, what a joyful meeting there,
In robes of white arrayed,
Palms in our hands in triumph bear,
And crowns upon our head!
In such society as this,
My weary soul shall rest;
The man who dwells where Jesus is,
Must be forever blest.