
Hymnal: Hymns, Selected and Original #301 (1828) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 O when wilt thou my Saviour be!
O when shall I be clean!
The true eternal Sabbath see,
A perfect rest from sin!
2 Jesus! the sinner's rest thou art,
From guilt, and fear, and pain;
While thou art absent from my heart,
I look for rest in vain!
3 The consolations of thy word
My soul have long upheld;
The faithful promise of the Lord
Shall surely be fulfill'd:
4 Joining thy sheep in yonder fold,
Like them I shall rejoice;
Like them thy glory shall behold
And hear my shepherd's voice.
5 O that I now the voice might hear,
That speaks my sins forgiven;
Thy word is past to give me here
The inward pledge of heaven. Topics: For Salvation from the power of Sin here, and from its existence finally; Supplication for the divine mercy
O when wilt thou my Saviour be!