Scripture Verse

They shall see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of Heaven with power and great glory. Matthew 24:30

Introduction

Words: Anon­ymous, in The Ad­vent Christ­ian Hym­nal (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Ad­vent Christ­ian Publ­ica­tion So­ci­ety, 1894), num­ber 3.

Music: Pe­ter­bo­rough (Har­ris­on) Ralph Har­ris­on, 1786 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

When first to this pol­lut­ed earth
The hol­y Sav­ior came,
So hum­ble was His place of birth,
Few cared to know His name.

But lo! with clouds He comes again,
The crown up­on His brow;
And ev­ery eye shall see Him then,
And ev­ery knee shall bow.

O blessèd hope! O joyful thought!
For those who know His grace,
That when the fight of faith is fought,
They shall behold His face!

To work and wait, to watch and pray,
With lamps kept burning clear,
Be this our service day by day,
Until the Lord appear.

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