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SDA Hymnal 220

When He Comes

Words: Timothy Dudley-SmithMusic: Wayne HooperTune: HOPE PUBLISHING8.8.8.8 with Refrain

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1When He comes, When He comes,
We shall see the Lord in glory when He comes!
As I read the gospel story, We shall see the Lord in glory.

RefrainWith the alleluias ringing to the sky,
With the alleluias ringing to the sky.

2When He comes, When He comes,
We shall hear the trumpet sounded when He comes!
We shall hear the trumpet sounded, See the Lord His saints surrounded.

3When He comes, When He comes,
We shall all rise up to meet Him when He comes!
We shall all rise up to meet Him, When He calls His own to greet Him.

Scripture
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; 1 Corinthians 15:51-52

© 1969 Hope Publishing Co., Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

The verse

Meter
6.11.16 · the hymnal prints 8.8.8.8 with Refrain
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 66% of beats fit
Rhyme
AAB
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Verse 1

When He comes, When He comes,/˘//˘/6A
We shall see the Lord in glory when He comes!˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/11A
As I read the gospel story, We shall see the Lord in glory.˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘16B

Verse 2

When He comes, When He comes,/˘//˘/6A
We shall hear the trumpet sounded when He comes!˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/11A
We shall hear the trumpet sounded, See the Lord His saints surrounded.˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘16B

Verse 3

When He comes, When He comes,/˘//˘/6A
We shall all rise up to meet Him when He comes!˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘/11A
We shall all rise up to meet Him, When He calls His own to greet Him.˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘16B

Refrain

With the alleluias ringing to the sky,˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/11A
With the alleluias ringing to the sky.˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/11A

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.