Scripture Verse

The Lord Himself will come down from Heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 1 Thessalonians 4:16

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Ro­bert H. Wash­burne, 1902 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

Jesus is com­ing! O hear the glad song;
Coming again, tho’ He’s tar­ried so long;
To ga­ther His saints, a ju­bi­lant throng;
Jesus is com­ing again!

Refrain

Jesus is com­ing, He’s com­ing again,
Jesus is com­ing, yes, com­ing again;
He’ll ga­ther His saints from hill­top and plain;
Jesus is com­ing again!

Jesus is com­ing! His saints shall awake;
Coming again, earth shall trem­ble and shake;
Our God’s wait­ing ones of glo­ry par­take,
Jesus is com­ing again!

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Jesus is com­ing! His pro­mise is true;
Coming to earth, and all things He’ll re­new;
His saints will re­joice and wel­come Him, too,
Jesus is com­ing again!

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Jesus is com­ing! The bells loud­ly ring;
Praise ne­ver end­ing the saints sweet­ly sing;
He’s com­ing to reign our glo­ri­ous King;
Jesus is com­ing again!

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Jesus is com­ing! O quick­ly pre­pare
To en­ter with Him the home ov­er there,
Forever to live in man­sions so fair;
Jesus is com­ing again!

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