The Golden Sheaf ‎#68

68. The Better Day

1 Oh, the Lamb that was slain, soon is coming again,
Coming back in his kingly array;
The bright glory light, as it breaks on our sight,
Shines the curse of the earth all away.

Chorus:
Oh, the better day is coming,--the day star is shining,
The better day is coming bye and bye;
Oh, the better day is coming, in the dawning of the morning,
The better day is coming by and bye.

2 Then look up, weary saint, for thy mourning shall end,
And the fountain of tears shall be dried:
Sing--joyfully sing unto Jesus the King,
Who will reign with his bride at his side. [Chorus]

3 Wand'ring child, lone and sad, from thy Father's abode,
On the mountain of sin, dark and cold,
The kind Shepherd waits, with a light at the gate,
He is calling thee back to the fold. [Chorus]

4 Roll away, sky of blue, let the Saviour come thro'--
Angry nations rush on to the fray;
But saints clad in white, and the angels of light,
With the conquering Lamb, win the day. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Oh, the Lamb that was slain, soon is coming again
• Title: The Better Day
• Author: E. S. Mansfield
• Refrain First Line: Oh, the better day is coming,--the day star is shining
• Publication Date: 1902

Tune Information

• Name: [Oh, the Lamb that was slain, soon is coming again]
• Arranger: D. R. Mansfield
• Key: F Major