When ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, this generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
Matthew 24:33–34
Words & Music: Franklin E. Belden, 1886 (🔊 pdf nwc). Appeared in The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek, Michigan: Review & Herald, 1888), number 1325.
The coming King is at the door
Who once the cross for sinners bore;
But now the righteous ones alone
He comes to gather home.
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At the door, at the door,
At the door, yes, even at the door;
He is coming, He is coming,
He is even at the door.
The signs that show His coming near
Are fast fulfilling year by year,
And soon we’ll hail the glorious dawn
Of Heav’n’s eternal morn.
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Look not on earth for strife to cease;
Look not below for joy and peace
Until the Savior comes again
To banish death and sin.
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Then in the glorious earth made new
We’ll dwell the countless ages through;
This mortal shall immortal be,
And time, eternity.
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