When We All Get to Heaven

Words: Eliza E. Hewitt · Tune: HEAVEN, Emily D. Wilson

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Organ and orchestra: an introduction, then each of the 4 verses. Tap a verse’s number to start there.

Sing the wondrous love of Jesus,Sing His mercy and His grace;In the mansions bright and blessèdHe'll prepare for us a place.
RefrainWhen 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!
While we walk the pilgrim pathway,Clouds will overspread the sky;But when trav'ling days are over,Not a shadow, not a sigh.
RefrainWhen 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!
Let us then be true and faithful,Trusting, serving every day;Just one glimpse of Him in gloryWill the toils of life repay.
RefrainWhen 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!
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.
RefrainWhen 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!

About this hymn

Words: Eliza E. Hewitt, 1898. As printed in Victory Songs (1920), no. 75.
Tune: HEAVEN, Emily D. Wilson, 1898.
Harmony: Emily D. Wilson, 1898. Score from the Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary. Converted to ABC from the CCEH’s MIDI file and checked note for note against it and its score.
Recordings: Arranged and recorded by Fish the Right, from the harmony above: the melody note for note and every chord the hymnal’s own. Played on the Salamander Grand Piano V3 by Alexander Holm (CC BY 3.0), with organ, strings, brass and timpani from VSCO 2 Community Edition by Versilian Studios (the organ sampled by Simon Dalzell); drums from Virtuosity Drums and bass from Black And Blue Basses by Versilian Studios and Karoryfer Samples; pads from GeneralUser GS by S. Christian Collins; made with abcMIDI, sfizz, FluidSynth and FFmpeg.
Rights: Words 1898, tune 1898, setting 1898: all published before 1931, so public domain in the United States. Checked: words (hymnary.org), tune (hymnary.org), harmony (ccel.org).