Jesus gave this gra­cious pro­mise
Ere from earth He went away,
That in glo­ry He would come again,
Some bright and bless­èd day!
Then He bade His true dis­ci­ples
Go to na­tions far and near,
Telling them of His sal­va­tion
From all sor­row, sin, and fear!

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He is com­ing! Our Lord is com­ing!
In the clouds of glo­ry He will come again.
All His loved ones then shall meet Him,
And with shouts of joy shall greet Him,
When He come again in ma­jes­ty to reign!

We would hail the glo­ri­ous dawn­ing
Of that glad ce­les­ti­al day,
When all sor­row, and all sigh­ing
From the earth shall flee away!
And our hearts are filled with com­fort
As we trust, and hope and pray,
That with our de­part­ed loved ones
We may reign with Him for aye.

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O the love that gave the pro­mise
Of that glo­ri­ous day of days!
O the grace that gives us cour­age
To lift up our hearts in praise!
Will not fail us, when in glo­ry
With the holy an­gel band,
He shall come to lead His loved ones
To that hap­py, heav’n­ly land.

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