The Lord Is Coming

1THE Lord is coming! Let this be
The herald-note of Jubilee,–
And when we meet, and when we part,
The salutation from the heart.

2The Lord is coming! Sound it forth
From East to West, from South to North.
Speed on! Speed on! The tidings glad,
That none who love him may be sad.

3The Lord is coming! Saints, rejoice!
We seem to hear his glorious voice,
Majestic uttered from afar,
As on he hastes his conquering car.

4The Lord is coming! Vengeful, dire
Are all his judgments and his ire.
And none can hope to 'scape his wrath.
Who walk not in the narrow path.

5The Lord is coming! Seas, retire!
Ye mountains melt to liquid fire!
Ye oceans cease to ebb and flow!
His stately steppings ye should know.

6The Lord is coming! Who shall stand?
Who shall be found at his right hand?
He that hath the white garments on
That Christ our Righteous King hath won.

7The Lord is coming! Watch and pray!
Watch ye, and haste unto the day,
So shalt thou then escape the snare,
And Christ's eternal glory share.

8The Lord is coming! Let this be
The herald-note of Jubilee,
And often as we meet and part,
The salutation from the heart.