When This Passing World Is Done
- Words:
- R. M. McCheyne
- Music:
- Spanish Hymn, arranged by B. Carr
Sheet music
- 1When this passing world is done,When has sunk yon glaring sun,When I stand with Christ on high,Looking o’er life’s historyThen, Lord, shall I fully know,Not till then, how much I owe.
- 2When I stand before the throne,Dressed in beauty not my own,When I see Thee as Thou art,Love Thee with unsinning heartThen, Lord, shall I fully know,Not till then, how much I owe.
- 3When the praise of heav’n I hear,Loud as thunders to the ear,Loud as many water’s noise,Sweet as harp’s melodious voiceThen, Lord, shall I fully know,Not till then, how much I owe.
- 4E’en on earth, as thru a glass,Darkly let Thy glory pass;Make forgiveness feel so sweet;Make Thy Spirit’s help so meet;E’en on earth, Lord, make me knowSomething of how much I owe.
In the hymnals
- Written in 1837, the words are in 161 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.