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: Ca­leb J. Tay­lor (1753–1816).

Music: Wel­les­ley Liz­zie Tour­jée, 1878 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lyrics

Don’t you see my Je­sus com­ing?
Don’t you see, in yon­der cloud?
With ten thou­sand an­gels round Him,
See how they my Je­sus crowd?

Don’t you see His arms ex­tend­ed?
Don’t you hear His charm­ing voice?
Each lov­ing heart beats high for glo­ry,
Oh! my Je­sus is my choice.

Don’t you see the saints as­cend­ing?
Hear them shout­ing through the air?
Jesus smil­ing, trum­pets sound­ing,
Now His glo­ry they shall share.

Don’t you see the hea­vens open?
And the saints in glo­ry there;
Shouts of tri­umph burst­ing round you,
Glory, glo­ry, glo­ry here.

Come back­slid­ers, tho’ you’ve pierced Him,
And have caused His Church to mourn;
Yet you may re­tain free par­don,
If you will to Him re­turn.

Now be­hold each lov­ing spir­it,
Shout the praise of His dear name;
View the smiles of their dear Je­sus,
While His pre­sence feeds the flame.

There we’ll range the fields of plea­sure,
By our dear Re­deem­er’s side,
Shouting glo­ry, glo­ry, glo­ry,
While eter­nal ages glide.