We Would See Jesus
- Words:
- Anna B. Warner
- Music:
- Felix Mendelssohn
Sheet music
- 1We would see Jesus, for the shadows lengthenAcross the little landscape of our life;We would see Jesus, our weak faith to strengthenFor the last weariness, the final strife.We would see Jesus, the great Rock foundation,On which our feet were set with sov’reign grace;Nor life, nor death, with all their agitation,Can thence remove us, if we see His face.
- 2We would see Jesus: other lights are paling,Which for long years we have rejoiced to see;The blessings of our pilgrimage are failing:We would not mourn them, for we go to Thee.We would see Jesus: this is all we’re needing;Strength, joy, and willingness come with the sight;We would see Jesus, dying, risen, pleading:Then welcome, day, and farewell, mortal night!
In the hymnals
- Written in 1852, the words are in 301 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.