GHS 138 : When We All Get To Heaven Lyrics
GHS 138, “When We All Get To Heaven,” is one of the most jubilant and widely loved heaven hymns in Christian worship. Written by Eliza E. Hewitt with music by Emily D. Wilson, the hymn keeps the believer’s eyes fixed on the destination while honestly acknowledging the pilgrim pathway beneath their feet: clouds, shadows, and the toils of life. But these are temporary, and the refrain sweeps past all of them to the moment when every believer will see Jesus and the great day of rejoicing will finally arrive.
The hymn calls for faithfulness and service in the present precisely because of the certainty of that future day. This hymn appears as number 138 in the Gospel Hymns and Songs (GHS) collection, used in Deeper Life Bible Church and related assemblies across West Africa, and it is one of the most energetic hymns in the entire collection when sung in full voice.
Hymn Lyrics – GHS 138: When We All Get To Heaven
- Sing the wondrous love of Jesus, Sing His mercy and His grace; In the mansion, bright and blessed, He’ll prepare for us a place.
When we all get to heaven, What a day of rejoicing that will be! When we all see Jesus, We’ll sing and shout the victory.
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While we walk the pilgrim pathway, Clouds will overspread the sky; But when trav’ling days are over, Not a shadow, not a sigh.
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Let us, then, be true and faithful, Trusting, serving every day; Just one glimpse of Him in glory, Will the toils of life repay.
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Onward to the prize before us! Soon His beauty we’ll behold; Soon the pearly gates will open, We shall tread the streets of gold.
