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Hymns and Tunes 1876 281

Oh! how I long to see that day

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1Oh! how I long to see that day When the redeemed shall come To Zion, clad in white array, Their blissful, happy home.

RefrainOh! bear me on, bear me on To Mount Zion; Oh! bear me on to that city of love, Where Jesus is gone.

2To hear the allelu-ia roll In cadence sweet and strong, And with a Heaven-enraptured soul To join redemption's song.

3To see all Israel safe at home, Singing on Zion's light; And Christ the Lord upon his throne, Creation own its right.

4All hail! the morn of glory's high, When Jesus shall we see; That dress the tear from every eye— Creation's jubilee.

5Jerusalem I long to see, Blest city of my King; Oh, when shall I transported be, And hear the blood-washed sing.

6My longing heart cries out, Oh, come! Come, Lord Jesus, come to thee; The weary pilgrim sights, Oh, come! Bring immortality.

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Verse 1

Oh! how I long to see that day When the redeemed shall come To Zion, clad in white array, Their blissful, happy home.˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/28A

Verse 2

To hear the allelu-ia roll In cadence sweet and strong, And with a Heaven-enraptured soul To join redemption's song.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘??????/˘/˘/˘/30A

Verse 3

To see all Israel safe at home, Singing on Zion's light; And Christ the Lord upon his throne, Creation own its right.˘///˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/29A

Verse 4

All hail! the morn of glory's high, When Jesus shall we see; That dress the tear from every eye— Creation's jubilee.//˘/˘/˘///˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/29A

Verse 5

Jerusalem I long to see, Blest city of my King; Oh, when shall I transported be, And hear the blood-washed sing.˘/˘˘˘/˘///˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘???/29A

Verse 6

My longing heart cries out, Oh, come! Come, Lord Jesus, come to thee; The weary pilgrim sights, Oh, come! Bring immortality.˘/˘///˘////˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘˘29A

Refrain

Oh! bear me on, bear me on To Mount Zion; Oh! bear me on to that city of love, Where Jesus is gone.˘/˘˘/˘˘˘//˘˘/˘˘˘˘/˘˘///˘˘/26A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.