When This Passing World Is Done

When this passing world is done,

When has sunk yon glaring sun,

When we stand with Christ in glory,

Looking o'er life's finished story,

Then, Lord, shall I fully know,

Not till then, how much I owe.

When I stand before the throne, 

Dressed in beauty not my own,

When I see thee as thou art,

Love thee with unpinning heart,

Then, Lord, shall I fully know,

Not till then, how much I owe.

When the praise of heav'n I hear,

Loud as thunders to the ear,

Loud as many waters' noise,

Sweet as harp's melodious voice,

Then, Lord, shall I fully know,

Not till then, how much I owe.

Chosen not for good in me,

Wakened up from wrath to flee,

Hiddin in the Savior's side,

By the Spirit sanctified,

Teach me, Lord, on earth to show,

By my love, how much I owe.

-Robert Murray McCheyne, 1837