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SDA Hymnal 209

That Glorious Day Is Coming

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1That glorious day is coming,
The hour is hastening on!
Its radiant light is nearing,
Far brighter than the sun;
In yonder clouds of heaven,
The Savior will appear,
And gather all His chosen,
To meet Him in the air.

2The saints, then all victorious
Will go to meet their Lord;
An earth both bright and glorious,
Will then be their reward;
And God's own self - there reigning,
Will wipe all tears away;
Nor clouds nor night remaining,
But one eternal day.

3O Christian, keep from sleeping,
And let your love abound;
Be watchful, prayerful, faithful,
The trumpet soon will sound!
O sinner, hear the warning!
To Jesus quickly fly!
Then you, in that blest morning,
May meet Him in the sky!

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8.8.8.6.7.6.7.6
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iambic (da-DUM) · 65% of beats fit
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Verse 1

That glorious day is coming,˘/˘˘/˘/˘8A
The hour is hastening on!˘/˘˘/˘˘˘8B
Its radiant light is nearing,˘//˘/˘/˘8C
Far brighter than the sun;//˘˘˘/6D
In yonder clouds of heaven,˘/˘/˘/˘7E
The Savior will appear,˘/˘˘˘/6F
And gather all His chosen,˘/˘/˘/˘7G
To meet Him in the air.˘/˘˘˘/6H

Verse 2

The saints, then all victorious˘///˘/˘˘8A
Will go to meet their Lord;˘/˘/˘/6B
An earth both bright and glorious,˘///˘/˘˘8A
Will then be their reward;˘/˘˘˘/6B
And God's own self - there reigning,˘//??/˘7C
Will wipe all tears away;˘///˘/6D
Nor clouds nor night remaining,˘/˘/˘/˘7C
But one eternal day.˘/˘/˘/6D

Verse 3

O Christian, keep from sleeping,˘/˘/˘/˘7A
And let your love abound;˘/˘/˘/6B
Be watchful, prayerful, faithful,˘/˘/˘/˘7C
The trumpet soon will sound!˘/˘/˘/6B
O sinner, hear the warning!˘/˘/˘/˘7D
To Jesus quickly fly!˘/˘/˘/6E
Then you, in that blest morning,/˘˘˘//˘7D
May meet Him in the sky!˘/˘˘˘/6E

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.