Some Sweet Day My Lord Will Come

Some sweet day my Lord will come,
Come to claim His own;
I shall meet Him face to face,
Before the Advent throne.

Refrain

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Like Him I shall be;
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
For I shall see Him as He is!

Some sweet day this body frail,
In a moment’s space,
Shall be changed and upward caught,
And stand before His face.

Refrain

Some sweet day my hand shall clasp
Those long gone before;
Press them to my heart with joy,
To part again no more.

Refrain

Author: Fanny Crosby

Year: 1893

Commonly attributed to Fanny J. Crosby (also known as Frances Jane Crosby or Fanny Van Alstyne). The text matches her known hymn 'Some Sweet Day My Lord Will Come' with the distinctive 'Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Like Him I shall be' refrain. Some hymnals list the tune composer (e.g., William J. Kirkpatrick) but credit the words to Crosby; a few sources give alternate or uncertain attributions, but Crosby is the predominant and most reliable one.