"For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the

archangel, and with the trump of God."

1 WHEN Jesus came to earth of old, 3 O Son of God in glory crowned,

He came in weakness and in woe;

He wore no form of angel mould,
But took our nature, poor and low.

2 But when He cometh back once more,
There shall be set the great white
throne ;

And earth and heaven shall flee before
The face of Him that sits thereon.

4

The Judge ordained of quick and dead!

O Son of man, so pitying found,

For all the tears Thy people shed!
Be with us in this darkened place,
This weary, restless, dangerous night;
And teach, O teach us by Thy grace
To struggle onward into light!

5 And since in God's recording book
Our sins are written every one-
The crime, the wrath, the wandering look,
The good we knew and left undone-

6 Lord, ere the last dread trump be heard,
And ere before Thy face we stand,
Look Thou on each accusing word,
And blot it with Thy bleeding hand.

7 And by the love that brought Thee here,
And by the cross, and by the grave,
Give perfect love for conscious fear,
And in the day of judgment save.

8 And lead us on while here we stray,
And make us love our heavenly home;
Till from our hearts we love to say,
"Even so, Lord Jesus, quickly come."

Old German Chorale.

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"And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory."

"Behold, He cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of Him. Even so, Amen.”

Lo! ! He comes, with clouds descend- | 3 Every island, sea, and mountain,

5 Yea, amen, let all adore Thee,
High on Thine eternal throne !
Saviour, take the power and glory;
Claim the kingdom for Thine own:
O come quickly!
Everlasting God, come down.

Behold, He cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of Him. Even so, Amen."

LO! He comes, with clouds descend- | 3 Every island, sea, and mountain,

5 Yea, amen, let all adore Thee,

High on Thine eternal throne!
Saviour, take the power and glory;
Claim the kingdom for Thine own:
O come quickly!
Everlasting God, come down.

"Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus."

1 CHRIST is coming! let creation

From her groans and travail cease;

Let the glorious proclamation
Hope restore, and faith increase:

Christ is coming!

Come, Thou blessed Prince of Peace.

2

Earth can now but tell the story
Of Thy bitter cross and pain;
She shall yet behold Thy glory,
When Thou comest back to reign:
Christ is coming!

Let each heart repeat the strain.