The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal ‎#566

566. Come On, My Partners In Distress

1 Come on, my partners in distress,
My comrades through the wilderness,
Who still your bodies feel;
Awhile forget your griefs and fears,
And look beyond the vale of tears,
To that celestial hill.

2 Beyond the bounds of time and space
Look forward to that heavenly place,
The saints' secure abode:
On faith’s strong eagle pinions rise,
And force your passage to the skies,
And scale the mount of God.

3 Who suffer with our Master here,
We shall before His face appear
And by His side sit down;
To patient faith the prize is sure,
And all that to the end endure
The cross, shall wear the crown.

4 Thrice blessed, bliss-inspiring hope!
It lifts the fainting spirits up,
It brings to life the dead:
Our conflicts here shall soon be past
And you and I ascend at last,
Triumphant with our head.

5 That great mysterious Deity
We soon with open face shall see;
The beatific sight
Shall fill the heavenly courts with praise,
And wide diffuse the golden blaze
Of everlasting light.

AMEN.

Text Information

• First Line: Come on, my partners in distress
• Title: Come On, My Partners In Distress
• Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788
• Meter: 8 8 6 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Topic: Eternal Life

Tune Information

• Name: HABAKKUK
• Composer: Edward Hodges
• Meter: 8 8 6 D
• Key: C Major