Main message: To be with Jesus as our God is to be in Heaven.
Bible references:
V1. "my sins forgiv'n" (1 John 1:9)
V2. "Heaven" (Revelations 21:1)
V3. "Where Jesus is, 'tis Heaven there" (Luke 17:21)
Keywords: Christ, soul, world, Heav'n, hallelujah, know, sins forgiv'n, Jesus, dwell
Interpretation notes:
The hymn uses a dotted-eighth-plus-sixteenth rhythm at the beginning of every line.
It also appears at the beginning of the sub-phrases in line 3 and again at the end of lines 1, 2, and 4.