Here, O my Lord, I see Thee face to face

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1 Here, O my Lord, I see Thee face to face;
Here would I touch and handle things unseen;
Here grasp with firmer hand eternal grace,
And all my weariness upon Thee lean.

2 Here would I feed upon the bread of God,
Here drink with Thee the royal wine of heaven;
Here would I lay aside each earthly load,
Here taste afresh the calm of sin forgiven.

3 This is the hour of banquet and of song;
This is the heavenly table spread for me:
Here let me feast, and feasting, still prolong
The brief, bright hour of fellowship with Thee.

4 I have no help but Thine, nor do I need
Another arm save Thine to lean upon:
It is enough, my Lord, enough indeed;
My strength is in Thy might, Thy might alone.

5 Mine is the sin, but Thine the righteousness;
Mine is the guilt, but Thine the cleansing blood;
Here is my robe, my refuge, and my peace,
Thy Blood, Thy righteousness, O Lord my God!

6 Feast after feast thus comes, and passes by;
Yet passing, points to the glad feast above,
Giving sweet foretaste of the festal joy,
The Lamb's great bridal feast of bliss and love.

Amen.

The Hymnal: Published by the authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., 1895

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Author: Horatius Bonar

Horatius Bonar was born at Edinburgh, in 1808. His education was obtained at the High School, and the University of his native city. He was ordained to the ministry, in 1837, and since then has been pastor at Kelso. In 1843, he joined the Free Church of Scotland. His reputation as a religious writer was first gained on the publication of the "Kelso Tracts," of which he was the author. He has also written many other prose works, some of which have had a very large circulation. Nor is he less favorably known as a religious poet and hymn-writer. The three series of "Hymns of Faith and Hope," have passed through several editions. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Here, O my Lord, I see Thee face to face
Author:	Horatius Bonar (1855)
Meter:	10.10.10.10
Language:	English

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Notes

Here, O my Lord, I see Thee face to face. H. Bonar. [Holy Communion.] Dr. H. Bonar's elder brother, Dr. John James Bonar, St. Andrew's Free Church, Greenock, is wont after each Communion, to print a memorandum of the various services, and a suitable hymn. After the Communion on the first Sunday of October, 1855, he asked his brother, Dr. H. Bonar, to furnish a hymn, and in a day or two received this hymn (possibly composed before), and it was then printed, with the memorandum, for the first time. It was published in Hymns of Faith and Hope, first series, 1857, in 10 stanzas of 4 lines, and headed, "This do in remembrance of me." In addition to being in extensive use in its original, or in an abridged but unaltered form, it is also given as:—
1. Here would I, Lord, behold Thee face to face, in Psalms & Hymns, Bedford, 1859, he.
2. Here, Lord, by faith I see Thee face to face, in Hatfield's Church Hymn Book, N. Y., 1872, &c.
3. Here, 0 my Lord, I humbly seek Thy face, in T. Darling's Hymns, &c, 1887.
4. And now we rise, the symbols disappear. Composed of stanzas v. and x. in the American Baptist Service of Song, Boston, 1871.
5. I have no help but Thine, nor do I need, in the Leeds Sunday School Hymn Book edition 1858.
In literary merit, earnestness, pathos, and popularity, this hymn ranks with the best of Dr. Bonar's compositions. [Rev. John Brownlie]

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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LANGRAN

LANGRAN (also known as ST. AGNES) was composed by James Langran (b. London, England, 1835; d. London, 1909) and first published by Novello in a pamplet in 1861 as a setting for the hymn text "Abide with Me." Several other texts have also been set to the tune, which is one of Langran's best. Sing it…

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MORECAMBE

MORECAMBE was composed in 1870 by Frederick C. Atkinson (b. Norwich, England, 1841; d. East Dereham, England, 1896) as a setting for Henry Lyte's "Abide with Me" (442). It was first published in G. S. Barrett and E.J. Hopkins's Congregational Church Hymnal (1887). The tune is named for a coastal tow…

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PowerPoint HERE, O MY LORD, I SEE THEE FACE TO FACE (Hymnal for Worship & Celebration 325)
Piano/Organ Jesus Alone Organ and Piano Accompaniments for Hymn Singing, Volume 2 (Hymns for Holy Week and Eastertide) Mark Hayes: Hymns for Organ More Piano/Organ >
Choral Here, O My Lord More Choral >
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Handbells Through Darkness to Light (Reproducible Hymn Settings for Lent, Holy Week, Easter, Ascension, and Pentecost) From the Cross to the Crown (Distinctive settings for Lent, Holy Week, Easter, Ascension, and Pentecost for 2 or 3 octaves, Handbells or Handchimes) Spirit of God, Descend upon Our Hearts More Handbells >

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Celebrating Grace Hymnal (2010), p.430

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Instances

Instances (24)	First Line	Text Title	Authors	Composers	Meter	Scripture	Tune Title	Tune Key	Languages	Publication Date
Celebrating Grace Hymnal #460	Here, O my Lord, I see You face to face	Here, O My Lord, I See You Face to Face	Horatius Bonar	Edward J. Hopkins	10.10.10.10		ELLERS	F Major or modal		2010
Chalice Hymnal #416	Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face	Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face	Horatius Bonar	Felix Mendelssohn	10.10.10.10		CONSOLATION	D Major	English	1995
Christian Worship: a Lutheran hymnal #315	Here, O my Lord, I see you face to face	Here, O My Lord, I See You Face to Face	Horatius Bonar, 1808-89	Henry Lawes, 1595-1662	10.10.10.10		FARLEY CASTLE	C Major		1993
Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition #418	Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face									2000
Church Hymnary, Fourth Edition #664b	Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face		Horatius N. Bonar (1808-1889)	M. Lee Suitor (b. 1942); Marilyn Hauser Hamm (b. 1951)	10.10.10.10		KINGSBORO	D Major	English	2005
Church Hymnary, Fourth Edition #664a	Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face		Horatius N. Bonar (1808-1889)	James Langran (1835-1909)	10.10.10.10		ST. AGNES (LANGRAN)	F Major or modal	English	2005
Complete Anglican Hymns Old & New #285	Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face	Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face								2000
Complete Mission Praise #230	Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face				10.10.10.10					2000
Glory to God: The Presbyterian Hymnal: A Sampler #29	Here, O our Lord, we see you face to face	Here, O Our Lord, We See You								2012
Hymnal 1982: according to the use of the Episcopal Church #318	Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face		Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889	Warren Swenson, b. 1937	10.10.10.10		NYACK	D Major	English	1985
Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Standard Edition #274	Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face				10.10.10.10					1983
Lutheran Service Book #631	Here, O my Lord, I see Thee face to face	Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face	Horatius Bonar, 1808-89	Henry Lawes, 1595-1662; Carl F. Schalk, b. 1929	10.10.10.10	John 6:35; John 6:51; John 6:58; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; 1 John 1:7; Revelation 9:7-9	FARLEY CASTLE	C Major	English	2006
Presbyterian Hymnal #520	Here, O our Lord, we see You face to face	Here, O Our Lord, We See You Face to Face	Horatius Bonar		10.10.10.10	Psalm 27:8; Revelation 19:9			English	1990
Rejoice in the Lord #549	Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face	Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face	Horatius Bonar	James Langran	10.10.10.10	Revelation 19:9	LANGRAN	F Major	English	1985
Revival Hymns and Choruses #200	Here, O my Lord, I see Thee face to face	Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face	Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889	Frederick C. Atkinson, 1841-1897			MORECAMBE	B Flat Major	English	1982
Sing Glory: Hymns, Psalms and Songs for a New Century #468	Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face				10.10.10.10					1999
Sing Joyfully #259	Here, O my Lord, I see Thee face to face	Here, O My Lord, I See Thee	Horatius Bonar	Frederick C. Atkinson			[Here, O my Lord, I see Thee face to face]	B Flat Major	English	1989
The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #325	Here, O my Lord, I see Thee face to face									1986
The New Century Hymnal #336	Here, O my Lord, I see you face to face	Here, O My Lord, I See You Face to Face	Horatius Bonar	Frederick C. Atkinson	10.10.10.10		MORECAMBE	C Major		1995
The United Methodist Hymnal #623	Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face	Here, O My Lord, I See Thee	Horatius Bonar	Edward Dearle	10.10.10.10	Revelation 19:6-9	PENITENTIA	E Flat Major	English	1989
The Worshiping Church #783	Here, O my Lord, I see you face to face	Here, O My Lord, I See You	Horatius Bonar	James Langran	10.10.10.10	2 Corinthians 4:18; 2 Corinthians 11:26-28; Philippians 3:9; John 6:54; Genesis 32:30; Psalm 32:1; Psalm 84:11; Luke 22:18; Revelation 19:6-9	LANGRAN	F Major	English	1990
Together in Song: Australian Hymn Book II #516	Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face				10.10.10.10					1999
Trinity Hymnal #378	Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face	Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face	Horatius Bonar	Frederick C. Atkinson	10.10.10.10	John 6:51	MORECAMBE	g minor	English	1990
Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada #459	Here, O my Lord, I see you face to face	Here, O My Lord, I See You Face to Face	Horatius Bonar	James Langran	10.10.10.10		ST AGNES	F Major or modal	English	1996