Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
1 John 3:2
Words & Music: Peter P. Bilhorn, Hymns of the Second Coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Chicago, Illinois: Bilhorn Brothers, 1911), number 63, alt. (🔊 pdf nwc).
This song also appeared, with this title and a different arrangement, in Gathered Jewels No. 2, edited by William A. Ogden (Toledo, Ohio: W. W. Whitney, 1889, number 12.
Blessèd be the God and Father of our Savior Jesus Christ,
Thro’ great mercy He a living hope has giv’n;
Let the ransomed join and sing hallelujah to our king—
We shall see Him and be like Him evermore.
Refrain
We shall see Him and be like Him;
We shall see Him and be like Him evermore,
We shall see Him and be like Him;
We shall see Him and be like Him evermore.
Think, belovèd, now are we God’s children by His grace divine,
But it doth not yet appear what we shall be;
When our blessèd Lord shall come, all His ransomed to call home,
We shall see Him and be like Him evermore.
Refrain
So rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory be,
Tho’ as yet we have not seen our blessèd Lord;
But His Spirit fills the heart, while His word doth joy impart—
We shall see Him and be like Him evermore.
Refrain