Christ in Song 726
The Time Is Near
1The time is near when Je-sus comes With ho-ly joy shall
To gath-er home His peo-ple dear, To meet Him in the sky;
When skies with gold-en glo-ry crowned, With burn-ing splen-dor shine.
2The time is near when earth and sea Their long-kept se-crets tell,
When moun-tains rend and na-tions flee, And sin-ners trem-ble well;
When time it-self shall be no more, And days and years shall cease.
3The time is near when those who sleep In Je-sus shall a-rise,
A-wake to joy per-pet-u-al, And look with glad sur-prise;
When Christ shall come with shout of joy, And saints with Him shall reign.
Copyright 1900 by F. E. Belden
The verse
- Meter
- 13.14.14
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- iambic (da-DUM) · 79% of beats fit
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