Scripture Verse

This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into Heaven, shall come in like manner as you have seen Him go into Heaven. Acts 1:11

Introduction

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May A. Stephens (1865–1935)

Words: E. M. Ex­ton, 1903. Ap­peared in Hymns of the Chris­tian Life No. 3, ed­it­ed by Al­bert B. Simp­son, May Ste­phens & Mar­ga­ret M. Simp­son (New York: Al­li­ance Press, 1904), num­ber 147, alt.

Music: May A. Ste­phens (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Ex­ton’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Just the same Je­sus! It fills us with glad­ness
That just the same Je­sus is com­ing again!
The same that was slain up­on Cal­va­ry’s mount­ain
Is com­ing to earth, in His glo­ry to reign.

Refrain

Just the same Je­sus! Just the same Je­sus!
Just the same Je­sus is com­ing again;
The same that was slain up­on Cal­va­ry’s mount­ain
Is com­ing to earth in His glo­ry to reign.

Just the same Je­sus shall come in like man­ner
As when He as­cend­ed from Ol­iv­et’s hill!
The Christ, the Mes­si­ah! Our bless­èd Re­deem­er!
Is com­ing with bless­ings the whole world to fill.

Refrain

Just the same Je­sus, but robed in His glo­ry!
Long past are the thorns, and the mock­ing and pain;
No more to be pierced by the nail or the spear thrust!
Now on­ly the me­mo­ry and scars will re­main.

Refrain

Just the same Je­sus, and God will bring with Him
All those who have fall­en asleep in the Lord!
So tell this good news to the mourn­er in pi­ty—
Naught else on this earth can such com­fort af­ford.

Refrain

Just the same Je­sus, the Lord keep us watch­ing!
The signs of His com­ing are seen far and near.
The night is far spent, and the day is ap­proach­ing
When Christ in His glo­ry and pow’r shall ap­pear.

Refrain

Just the same Je­sus! All eyes shall be­hold Him,
Exalted to hon­or where once He was slain!
The great King of kings, all the na­tions shall crown Him!
For o’er all the earth He in glo­ry shall reign.

Refrain