When He Comes In Glory By And By
- Words:
- A. A. Westbrook
- Music:
- A. A. Westbrook
Sheet music
- 1Oh, how sweet 'twill be to meet the Lord,When He comes in glory, by and by;What a song of praise will be outpoured,When He comes in glory, by and by.How sweet! ('twill be!) how sweet! ('twill be!)When He comes (again) in the sky! (lovelit sky!)What joy! ('twill be!) what joy! ('twill be!)When He comes in glory, by and by.
- 2We will have our robes all white as snow,When He comes in glory, by and by;O, be ready, with the Lord to go,When He comes in glory, by and by.How sweet! ('twill be!) how sweet! ('twill be!)When He comes (again) in the sky! (lovelit sky!)What joy! ('twill be!) what joy! ('twill be!)When He comes in glory, by and by.
- 3I am longing for that happy day,When He comes in glory, by and by;For with Him I hope to soar away,When He comes in glory, by and by.How sweet! ('twill be!) how sweet! ('twill be!)When He comes (again) in the sky! (lovelit sky!)What joy! ('twill be!) what joy! ('twill be!)When He comes in glory, by and by.
In the hymnals
- Written in 1911, the words are in 36 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.