O for the Robes of Whiteness

O for the robes of whiteness, O for the tearless eyes

Author: Charitie Lees Bancroft
Published in 32 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 O for the robe of whiteness,
O for the tearless eyes;
O for the glorious brightness
Of the unclouded skies!
O for the no more weeping
Within the land of love—
The endless joy of keeping
The bridal feast above.

2 O for the bliss of dying,
My risen Lord to meet;
O for the rest of lying
For ever at His feet!
O for the hour of seeing
My Saviour face to face,—
The hope of ever being
In that sweet meeting-place!

Source: The Bright Array #129

Author: Charitie Lees Bancroft

Bancroft, Charitie Lees, née Smith, daughter of the Rev. Sidney Smith, D.D., Rector of Drumragh, County Tyrone, Ireland; was born at Bloomfield, Merrion, in the county of Dublin, June 21,1841; and married, in 1869, to Arthur E. Bancroft. Her hymns have appeared in periodicals, Lyra Britannica, Bishop Ryle's Spiritual Songs, and other collections, and also as leaflets.   The following have come into common usage:— 1.  O for the [a] robes [robe] of whiteness.   Heaven desired.    This favorite children's hymn was 1st pub. as a leaflet in 1860.    In 1867 it was included in Lyra Britannica, and thence has passed into several collections in Great Britain and America. 2.  The King of glory standeth.   Christ the Saviour.   … Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: O for the robes of whiteness, O for the tearless eyes
Title: O for the Robes of Whiteness
Author: Charitie Lees Bancroft
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

O for the [a] robes [robe] of whiteness. Heaven desired. This favorite children's hymn was first published as a leaflet in 1860. In 1867 it was included in Lyra Britannica, and thence has passed into several collections in Great Britain and America.

- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Tune

SEASONS (Mendelssohn)


WEBB

George J. Webb (b. Rushmore Lodge, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, 1803; d. Orange, NJ, 1887) composed WEBB (also known as MORNING LIGHT) on a voyage from England to the United States. The tune was published in The Odeon, a collection of secular music compiled by Webb and Lowell Mason (PHH 96) i…

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[O for the robe of whiteness] (Williams)


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A Collection of Hymns and Sacred Songs #499

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Christ in Song #669

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Echo to Happy Voices #134

Faith Hymns #d110

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Faith Hymns (New ed.) #118

Gospel Hymns #d378

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book #500

Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists #d766

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Hymns of Faith and Love #48

Jewel Selections #d121

New Praises of Jesus #d91

Praises of Jesus #d62

Precious Jewels of Sacred Song #d179

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Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #1267

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Pure Delight #11

Social Hymns, Original and Selected #d120

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Songs for Sunday Schools and Gospel Meetings #101

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Songs of Pilgrimage #1282

Songs of Saving Power #d149

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Songs of the Covenant #271

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Songs of Victory #201

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #984

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #350.984

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The Baptist Hymn Book #984

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The Bright Array #129

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The Canadian Baptist Hymn Book #751

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The Christian Hymnal #229

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d631

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d400

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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #835

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The Standard Hymnal #90

The Vestry Hymn and Tune Book #d334

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