O when shall I see Je­sus,
And reign with Him above,
And from that flow­ing fount­ain
Drink ev­er­last­ing love!
When shall I be de­li­vered
From this vain world of sin,
And with my bless­èd Je­sus
Drink end­less plea­sures in?

But now I am a sol­dier;
My cap­tain’s gone before.
He’s giv­en me my or­ders,
And bids me not give o’er;
And, if I hold out faith­ful,
A crown of life He’ll give;
And all His val­iant sol­diers
Shall ev­er with Him live.

Through grace I am de­te­rmined
To con­quer, though I die;
And then away to Je­sus
On wings of love I’ll fly.
Farewell to sin and sor­row,
I bid you all adieu;
Then, O my friends, prove faith­ful,
And on your way pur­sue.

Whene’er you meet with trou­bles
And tri­als on your way,
O cast your care on Je­sus,
And don’t for­get to pray:
Gird on the heav’n­ly ar­mor
Of faith and hope and love;
And when the com­bat’s end­ed,
You’ll reign with Him above.