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Hymns for God’s Peculiar People 41

The Coming of the Lord

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1Hear the glorious proclamation,
The glad tidings of salvation,
Hear the glorious proclamation,
Of the Saviour near.
While the choir of angels,
While the choir of angels,
While the choir of angels,
Shall be chanting through the sky.

2Hark! The tidings onward rolling,
Jesus comes the world controlling!
Hark! The tidings onward rolling,
Jesus comes to reign.
While the choir of angels,
While the choir of angels,
While the choir of angels,
Shall be chanting through the sky.

3Suddenly a burst of thunder,
And the concave parts asunder,
Sudden a burst of thunder,
And the skies depart.
While the choir of angels,
While the choir of angels,
While the choir of angels,
Shall be chanting through the sky.

4See the 'sign' in heaven appearing,
And the blazing chariot nearing.
See the 'sign' in heaven appearing,
And the Saviour there.
While the choir of angels,
While the choir of angels,
While the choir of angels,
Shall be chanting through the sky.

5See the earth in terror shaking,
And the dead to life awaking,
See the earth in terror shaking,
And the saints arise.
While the choir of angels,
While the choir of angels,
While the choir of angels,
Shall be chanting through the sky.

6Now on wings of light ascending
With a shining host attending,
Now on wings of light ascending,
See them mount the skies.
While the choir of angels,
While the choir of angels,
While the choir of angels,
Shall be chanting through the sky.

7See the banner waves in glory,
While ten thousand tell the story,
See the banner waves in glory,
And the saints are there.
While the choir of angels,
While the choir of angels,
While the choir of angels,
Shall be chanting through the sky.

8They are sav'd from death for ever,
Praise to him who did deliver,
They are sav'd from death forever,
And to die no, more.
While the choir of angels,
While the choir of angels,
While the choir of angels,
Shall be chanting through the sky.

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Scripture: Matt 24:30-31; 1 Thess 4:16-17; Rev 1:7

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Meter: 9.8.9.6.7.7.7.7
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Verse 1

Hear the glorious proclamation,/˘/˘˘/˘/˘9A

The glad tidings of salvation,˘//˘˘˘/˘8A

Hear the glorious proclamation,/˘/˘˘/˘/˘9A

Of the Saviour near.˘˘/˘˘/6B

While the choir of angels,/˘/˘˘/˘7C

While the choir of angels,/˘/˘˘/˘7C

While the choir of angels,/˘/˘˘/˘7C

Shall be chanting through the sky.˘˘/˘/˘/7D

Verse 2

Hark! The tidings onward rolling,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Jesus comes the world controlling!/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Hark! The tidings onward rolling,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Jesus comes to reign./˘/˘/5B

While the choir of angels,/˘/˘˘/˘7C

While the choir of angels,/˘/˘˘/˘7C

While the choir of angels,/˘/˘˘/˘7C

Shall be chanting through the sky.˘˘/˘/˘/7D

Verse 3

Suddenly a burst of thunder,/˘˘˘/˘/˘8A

And the concave parts asunder,˘˘˘//˘/˘8A

Sudden a burst of thunder,/˘˘/˘/˘7A

And the skies depart.˘˘/˘/5B

While the choir of angels,/˘/˘˘/˘7C

While the choir of angels,/˘/˘˘/˘7C

While the choir of angels,/˘/˘˘/˘7C

Shall be chanting through the sky.˘˘/˘/˘/7D

Verse 4

See the 'sign' in heaven appearing,/˘/˘/˘˘/˘9A

And the blazing chariot nearing.˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘9A

See the 'sign' in heaven appearing,/˘/˘/˘˘/˘9A

And the Saviour there.˘˘/˘˘/6B

While the choir of angels,/˘/˘˘/˘7C

While the choir of angels,/˘/˘˘/˘7C

While the choir of angels,/˘/˘˘/˘7C

Shall be chanting through the sky.˘˘/˘/˘/7D

Verse 5

See the earth in terror shaking,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

And the dead to life awaking,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8B

See the earth in terror shaking,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

And the saints arise.˘˘/˘/5C

While the choir of angels,/˘/˘˘/˘7D

While the choir of angels,/˘/˘˘/˘7D

While the choir of angels,/˘/˘˘/˘7D

Shall be chanting through the sky.˘˘/˘/˘/7E

Verse 6

Now on wings of light ascending/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

With a shining host attending,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Now on wings of light ascending,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

See them mount the skies./˘/˘/5B

While the choir of angels,/˘/˘˘/˘7C

While the choir of angels,/˘/˘˘/˘7C

While the choir of angels,/˘/˘˘/˘7C

Shall be chanting through the sky.˘˘/˘/˘/7D

Verse 7

See the banner waves in glory,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

While ten thousand tell the story,///˘/˘/˘8A

See the banner waves in glory,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

And the saints are there.˘˘/˘/5B

While the choir of angels,/˘/˘˘/˘7C

While the choir of angels,/˘/˘˘/˘7C

While the choir of angels,/˘/˘˘/˘7C

Shall be chanting through the sky.˘˘/˘/˘/7D

Verse 8

They are sav'd from death for ever,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Praise to him who did deliver,/˘˘˘˘˘/˘8B

They are sav'd from death forever,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A

And to die no, more.˘˘/˘/5C

While the choir of angels,/˘/˘˘/˘7D

While the choir of angels,/˘/˘˘/˘7D

While the choir of angels,/˘/˘˘/˘7D

Shall be chanting through the sky.˘˘/˘/˘/7E

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