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SDA Hymnal 211

Lo! He Comes

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1Lo! He comes, with clouds descending,
Once for favored sinners slain;
Countless angels, Him attending,
Swell the triumph of His train:

RefrainHallelujah! Hallelujah!
Deep'ly wailing, Deep'ly wailing,
'Come to judgment!' 'Come to judgment!'
O come quickly, O come quickly,
Jesus comes, and comes to reign.
Shall the true Messiah see!
Come to judgment!
Claim the kingdom for Thine own!

2Every eye shall now behold Him
Robed in dreadful majesty!
Those who set at naught and sold Him,
Pierced, and nailed Him to the tree,

3When the solemn trump has sounded,
Heaven and earth shall flee away;
All who hate Him must, confounded,
Hear the summons of that day.

4Yea, amen! let all adore Thee,
High on Thy eternal throne!
Savior, take the power and glory,
Make Thy righteous sentence known;

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The verse

Meter
8.7.8.7
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 67% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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Verse 1

Lo! He comes, with clouds descending,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Once for favored sinners slain;/˘/˘/˘/7B
Countless angels, Him attending,/˘/˘˘˘/˘8A
Swell the triumph of His train:/˘/˘˘˘/7B

Verse 2

Every eye shall now behold Him/˘˘/˘/˘/˘9A
Robed in dreadful majesty!/˘/˘/˘˘7B
Those who set at naught and sold Him,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Pierced, and nailed Him to the tree,/˘/˘˘˘/7C

Verse 3

When the solemn trump has sounded,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Heaven and earth shall flee away;/˘˘/˘/˘/8B
All who hate Him must, confounded,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Hear the summons of that day./˘/˘˘˘/7B

Verse 4

Yea, amen! let all adore Thee,/˘///˘//8A
High on Thy eternal throne!/˘/˘/˘/7B
Savior, take the power and glory,/˘/˘/˘˘/˘9C
Make Thy righteous sentence known;///˘/˘/7B

Refrain

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Deep'ly wailing, Deep'ly wailing,??/˘??/˘8B
'Come to judgment!' 'Come to judgment!'/˘/˘/˘/˘8C
O come quickly, O come quickly,˘//˘˘//˘8D
Jesus comes, and comes to reign./˘/˘/˘/7E
Shall the true Messiah see!˘˘/˘/˘/7F
Come to judgment!/˘/˘4C
Claim the kingdom for Thine own!/˘/˘˘//7G

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.