Scripture Verse

This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven. Acts 1:11

Introduction

Words: Will­iam C. Mar­tin, in With Heart and Voice, ed­it­ed by Ed­mund S. Lo­renz et al. (New York: Lo­renz Pub­lish­ing, 1905), num­ber 38, alt.

Music: H. W. Por­ter (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

portrait
William Martin (1864–1914)

Lyrics

Christ the Lord shall come again,
Not as in the an­cient sto­ry,
In a man­ger bed to lie.
All shall see Him in His glo­ry,
O’er the mount­ains white and hoa­ry,
As des­cend­ing from the sky,
Christ the Lord shall come again.

Refrain

Yes, the Lord shall come again!
Yes, the Lord shall come again!
Our re­demp­tion draw­eth near­er,
And the Mas­ter seem­eth near­er,
As the vi­sion shin­eth clear­er,
Of His com­ing once again.

Christ the Lord shall come again,
Not to bear a cross dis­tress­ing,
And in shame and woe to die.
Every hon­or now po­sess­ing,
Every tongue His reign con­fess­ing;
While, a scroll, rolls back the sky,
Christ the Lord shall come again.

Refrain

Christ the Lord shall come again,
Not to meet with taunt and scorn­ing,
Not to wear­iness and pain.
With His glo­ry all ad­orn­ing,
He shall ush­er in the morn­ing;
With the an­gels in His train,
Christ the Lord shall come again.

Refrain