The night is long and drea­ry,
But break­ing dawn is near;
The Lord in dazz­ling splen­dor
Shall speed­ily ap­pear;
Our loved ones, calm­ly sleep­ing,
Have done with grief and pain;
We’ll meet them in the glo­ry,
When Je­sus comes again.

Refrain

When Je­sus comes again,
When Je­sus comes again,
O day of joy and glad­ness,
When Je­sus comes again.

Oh, joy­ful re­sur­rect­ion!
A bless­èd hope in­deed,
For those who sleep in Je­sus,
From sin and sor­row freed;
And we, caught up to­ge­ther,
With them shall join the strain
Of praise for our sal­va­tion,
When Je­sus comes again.

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The signs in­crease around us,
The her­alds of the King;
O for the hap­py mo­ment
When sil­ver trum­pets ring!
When, ga­thered to the Sav­ior,
We ec­ho the re­frain—
Hosanna in the high­est!
When Je­sus comes again.

Refrain

It cheers the droop­ing spir­it,
It sets the soul on fire;
Our ris­en Lord is com­ing,
Our joy, and heart’s de­sire;
We’re long­ing to be­hold Him,
Who soon on earth shall reign;
O time of won­drous glad­ness,
When Je­sus comes again.

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