116. What Must It Be

And am I blest with Jesus' love? And shall I dwell with him above?  And will the joyful period come when I shall call the heav'ns my home?

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Think, O my soul what must it be a world of glorious minds to see, Drink at the fountainhead of peace, and bathe in everlasting bliss!

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To hear them all at once proclaim eternal glories to the Lamb; And join with joyful heart and tongue that new, that never-ending song!

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And does the happy hour draw near when Christ will in the clouds appear?  And I without a vail shall see the man, the God that bled for me!

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If in my soul such joy abounds while weeping faith explores his wounds, How glorious will those scars appear when perfect bliss forbids a tear!

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Think O my soul, if 'tis so sweet on earth to sit at Jesus' feet, What must it be to wear a crown, and sit with Jesus on his throne!

Melody consolidated and published by Cecil Sharp in Folk Songs from Somerset, 1906