Scripture Verse

Then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. Matthew 24:30

Introduction

Words: C. Ar­mand Mill­er, in Aug­sburg Songs No. 2 (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Lu­ther­an Pub­li­ca­tion So­ci­ety, 1893), num­ber 16.

Music: Bal­li­ol Col­lege C. Ar­mand Mill­er, 1893 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Mill­er (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Come, day of Christ’s do­min­ion,
Day of abound­ing light;
When I on joy­ous pin­ion,
To Him shall take my flight.

Day when in clouds and glo­ry
He, in His might ap­pears;
Then I’ll forget the sto­ry
Of ma­ny wea­ry years.

Day when the souls re­turn­ing,
Their erst­while homes shall claim;
And hearts with strange joy burn­ing,
Shall praise His joy­ous name.

Day when death, sin and sor­row
Beneath His feet are trod;
Oh! hast­en that glad to­mor­row,
Dear, lov­ing Fa­ther—God.

Day when, no more to se­ver,
Our Sav­ior we shall greet;
To be with Him for­ev­er,
Oh! por­tion rich and sweet.