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SDA Hymnal 438

You Will See Your Lord A-Coming

Words: Traditional SpiritualMusic: Traditional SpiritualTune: YOU WILL SEE YOUR LORDIrregular

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1You will see your Lord a-coming,
You will see your Lord a-coming,
You will see your Lord a-coming
In a few more days.

RefrainHear the band of music,
Hear the band of music,
Hear the band (heav'nly band)
of music which is sounding thro' the air.

2Gabriel sounds his mighty trumpet,
Gabriel sounds his mighty trumpet,
Gabriel sounds his mighty trumpet
In a few more days.

3You will see the saints a-rising,
You will see the saints a-rising,
You will see the saints a-rising
In a few more days.

4An-gels bear them to the Savior,
An-gels bear them to the Savior,
An-gels bear them to the Savior
In a few more days.

5Then we'll shout, our suff'rings over,
Then we'll shout, our suff'rings over,
Then we'll shout, our suff'rings over
In a few more days.

Scripture
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; 1 Corinthians 15:52; Matthew 24:31

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The verse

Meter
8.8.8.5
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 44% of beats fit
Rhyme
AAAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

You will see your Lord a-coming,˘˘/˘/???8A
You will see your Lord a-coming,˘˘/˘/???8A
You will see your Lord a-coming˘˘/˘/???8A
In a few more days.˘˘///5B

Verse 2

Gabriel sounds his mighty trumpet,/˘˘/˘/˘/˘9A
Gabriel sounds his mighty trumpet,/˘˘/˘/˘/˘9A
Gabriel sounds his mighty trumpet/˘˘/˘/˘/˘9A
In a few more days.˘˘///5B

Verse 3

You will see the saints a-rising,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
You will see the saints a-rising,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
You will see the saints a-rising˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
In a few more days.˘˘///5B

Verse 4

An-gels bear them to the Savior,/˘/˘˘˘/˘8A
An-gels bear them to the Savior,/˘/˘˘˘/˘8A
An-gels bear them to the Savior/˘/˘˘˘/˘8A
In a few more days.˘˘///5B

Verse 5

Then we'll shout, our suff'rings over,////˘??/˘9A
Then we'll shout, our suff'rings over,////˘??/˘9A
Then we'll shout, our suff'rings over////˘??/˘9A
In a few more days.˘˘///5B

Refrain

Hear the band of music,/˘/˘/˘6A
Hear the band of music,/˘/˘/˘6A
Hear the band (heav'nly band)/˘//˘/6B
of music which is sounding thro' the air.˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/10C

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.