0306B MUSICAL SURVEY OF THE SECOND COMING

LO! HE COMES WITH CLOUDS DESCENDING (WESLEY 1758)

1 Lo! He comes with clouds descending,

once for ev'ry sinner slain;

thousand, thousand saints attending

swell the triumph of his train:

Alleluia, alleluia!

Christ reveals his endless reign.

 

WHEN HE COMETH (1856)

When He cometh, when He cometh

To make up His jewels,

All His jewels, precious jewels,

His loved and His own:

Refrain:

Like the stars of the morning,

His bright crown adorning,

They shall shine in their beauty,

Bright gems for His crown.

 

BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC 1862

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;

He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;

He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword:

His truth is marching on.

Refrain:

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!

His truth is marching on.

 

HALLELUJAH WHAT A SAVIOR! 1875

When He comes our glorious King

All His ransomed home to bring

Then anew this song we’ll sing:

Hallelujah! What a Savior!

 

WILL JESUS FIND US WATCHING 1876

When Jesus comes to reward His servants,

Whether it be noon or night,

Faithful to Him will He find us watching,

With our lamps all trimmed and bright?

Refrain:

O can we say we are ready, brother?

Ready for the soul’s bright home?

Say, will He find you and me still watching,

Waiting, watching when the Lord shall come?

 

THERE’S A GREAT DAY COMING 1886

1 There's a great day coming, 

A great day coming,

There's a great day coming by and by,

When the saints and the sinners shall 

be parted right and left,

Are you ready for that day to come?

Refrain:

Are you ready? Are you ready?

Are you ready for the judgment day?

Are you ready? Are you ready?

for the judgment day?

 

IS IT THE CROWNING DAY 1910

Jesus may come today,

Glad day! Glad day!

And I would see my Friend;

Dangers and troubles would end

If Jesus should come today.

Refrain:

Glad day! Glad day!

Is it the crowning day?

I'll live for today, nor anxious be,

Jesus my Lord I soon shall see;

Glad day! Glad day!

Is it the crowning day?

 

ONE DAY 1910

5 One day the trumpet will sound for His coming,

One day the skies with His glory will shine;

Wonderful day, my beloved ones bringing;

Glorious Savior, this Jesus is mine! [Refrain]

Living, He loved me; dying, He saved me;

Buried, He carried my sins far away;

Rising, He justified freely, forever;

One day He’s coming: O glorious day!

 

WHAT IF IT WERE TODAY 1912

1 Jesus is coming to earth again--

What if it were today?

Coming in power and love to reign--

What if it were today?

Coming to claim His chosen Bride,

All the redeemed and purified,

Over this whole earth scattered wide--

What if it were today?

Chorus:

Glory, glory!

Joy to my heart 'twill bring;

Glory, glory!

When we shall crown Him King.

Glory, glory!

Haste to prepare the way;

Glory, glory!

Jesus will come someday.

 

JESUS IS COMING SOON 1942

Troublesome times are here

Filling men's hearts with fear

Freedom we all hold dear

Now is at stake

Humbling your heart to God

Saves from the chast'ning rod

Seek the way pilgrims trod

Christians awake

 

Jesus is coming soon

Morning or night or noon

Many will meet their doom

Trumpets will sound

All of the dead shall rise

Righteous meet in the skies

Going where no one dies

Heavenward bound

 

WHAT A DAY THAT WILL BE (1955)

What a day that will be

When my Jesus I shall see

And I look upon his face

The one who saved me by his grace

When he takes me by the hand

And leads me through the Promised Land

What a day, glorious day that will be 

 

COMING AGAIN 1957

Marvelous message we bring

Glorious carols we sing

Wonderful words of the King: 

Jesus is coming again!

Coming again, coming again

May be morning may be noon

May be evening and may be soon

Coming again coming again

Oh what a wonderful day it will be 

Jesus is coming again!

 

YOUR REDEMPTION DRAWETH NIGH 1970

Years of time have come and gone

Since I first heard it told

How Jesus would come again some day

If back then it seemed so real

Then I can't help but feel

How much closer His coming is today

Signs of the times are ev'rywhere

And there's a brand new feeling

In the air

Keep your eyes upon the eastern sky

Lift up your head

Redemption draweth nigh

 

THE KING IS COMING 1970

I can hear the chariots rumble

I can see the marching throng

The flurry of God's trumpets

Spells the end of sin and wrong

Regal robes are now unfolding

Heaven's grandstands all in place

Heaven's choir is now assembled

Start to sing Amazing Grace

 

O the King is coming

The King is coming

I just heard the trumpets sounding

And now His face I see

O the King is coming

The King is coming

Praise God He's coming for me

 

IT WON’T BE LONG 1972

It won't be long

Then we'll be leaving here

It won't be long

We'll be goin' home

 

Count the years as months

And count the months as weeks

And count the weeks as days

Any day now we'll be goin' home

SOON AND VERY SOON 1976

Soon and very soon we are going to see the King

Soon and very soon we are going to see the King

Soon and very soon we are going to see the King

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! We’re going to see the King

 

WE SHALL BEHOLD HIM 1980

The sky shall unfold preparing His entrance

The stars shall applaud Him with thunders of praise

The sweet light in His eyes shall enhance those awaiting

And we shall behold Him then face to face

 

And we shall behold Him

We shall behold him face to face i all of His glory

O we shall behold Him

We shall behold Him face to face our Savior and Lord

 

COME QUICKLY JESUS 1985

Come quickly Jesus take Your bride away

Come quickly Jesus oh and may this be the day

That you come through the clouds

You come shining

Victorious in power

 

Jesus how we long to see You face to face

To be one with You and to thank You for your grace

We’ll wear robes of white and day and night we’ll sing your praise

But Lord sometimes it gets hard down here

With all our pain and all our fears

But there’ll be no more death or tears

When those things have passed away

 

DAYS OF ELIJAH 1996

These are the days of Elijah

Declaring the Word of the Lord

And these are the days

Of Your servant Moses

Righteousness being restored

And though these are days

Of great trials

Of famine and darkness and sword

Still we are the voice

In the desert crying

Prepare ye the way of the Lord

 

Behold He comes

Riding on the clouds

Shining like the sun

At the trumpet call

So lift your voice

It's the year of Jubilee

And out of Zion's hill

Salvation comes

 

THE LION AND THE LAMB 2015

He's coming on the clouds

Kings and kingdoms will bow down

And every chain will break

As broken hearts declare His praise

For who can stop the Lord Almighty

 

Our God is the Lion

The Lion of Judah

He's roaring with power

And fighting our battles

And every knee will bow before Him

Our God is the Lamb

The Lamb that was slain

For the sins of the world

His blood breaks the chains

And every knee will bow before the Lion and the Lamb

Every knee will bow before Him