Personally, I don’t like old hymns and I don’t find them at all helpful if they have archaic language.  Nonetheless, below is a poem, turned into a hymn, by Scottish preacher Robert Murray McCheyne.  It is worth some careful thought because it is all about gratitude to God for his grace to us in Christ.  That is something always worth considering because it is the driving force of our life as Christians.  Without gratitude, we live in drudgery and resentment. 

If you are into singing, you can use the tune for the old hymn “Rock of Ages.”  I would prefer just to think about the words.

When this passing world is done,
When has sunk yon glaring sun,
When we stand with Christ on high,
Looking o’er life’s history;
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 unsinning heart;
Then, Lord, shall I fully know,
Not till then, how much I owe.

E’en on earth, as through a glass
Darkly, let Thy glory pass;
Make forgiveness feel so sweet;
Make Thy Spirit’s help so meet:
E’en on earth, Lord, make me know
Something of how much I owe.