Scripture Verse

A great multitude…from every nation, tribe, people and language…wearing white robes. Revelation 7:9–10

Introduction

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John Bowman (1859–1944)

Words: John M. Bow­man, in Star of the Morn­ing, ed­it­ed by John D. Pat­ton & Ru­fus H. Cor­ne­li­us (Dal­ton, Georg­ia & Dal­las, Tex­as: Sho­wal­ter-Pat­ton & A. J. Sho­wal­ter, 1909).

Music: T. Man­ley Har­well (🔊, pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Har­well (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

I’m wait­ing the time when my Lord shall come
To take me to Hea­ven ab­ove,
To dwell with the an­gels in that bright home,
Where all is tri­umph­ant in love.

Refrain

When Je­sus shall come in bright glo­ry for me,
A crown of pure gold shall my por­tion be,
And robes that are whit­er than snow.

I long for the time to be­hold my Lord,
In glo­ry He’ll come for His own;
Resplendent in bright­ness He’ll bring r­eward
To all who His ser­vice have done.

Refrain

My Sav­ior is coming in bright ar­ray,
On earth I no long­er shall roam;
O happy the meet­ing on that sweet day,
When all hear His wel­come, Come home.

Refrain

There’s bless­ing and glo­ry in Heav’n for me,
If faith­ful I live here be­low;
A crown of pure gold shall my por­tion be,
And robes that are whit­er than snow.

Refrain