Why stand ye id­ly gaz­ing
T’ward Hea­ven’s bless­èd height?
This same Je­sus is com­ing back again;
The shin­ing angels told it,
Arrayed in spot­less white;
This same Je­sus is com­ing back again.

Refrain

This same Je­sus, this same Je­sus;
Oh, tell the joy­ful tid­ings
To all the sons of men!
Oh, let us work and pray,
Rejoicing ev­ery day;
This same Je­sus is coming back again.

Receiving His good Spir­it,
We’ll know His pre­sence near;
This same Je­sus is com­ing back again;
He fills us with His bless­ing,
He gives us love and cheer;
This same Je­sus is com­ing back again.

Refrain

Our low­ly tal­ents doub­ling,
More faith­ful may we be;
This same Je­sus is com­ing back again;
And spread abroad His Gos­pel
With hap­py hearts and free;
This same Je­sus is com­ing back again.

Refrain

In ev­ery time of tri­al
We’ll trust His change­less love;
This same Je­sus is com­ing back again;
The migh­ty King of glo­ry
Still reigns for us ab­ove;
This same Je­sus is com­ing back again.

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