Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8Appears in 104 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John Goss, 1800-1880; Uzziah C. BurnapScripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:17Tune Key: B Flat MajorIncipit: 51176 56712 32125 Used With Text: Rejoice, the Lord Is King
Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6Appears in 512 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14Tune Sources: Traditional secular melody in Hans Leo Hassler's Lustgarten neuer teutscher Gesäng, 1601Tune Key: C MajorIncipit: 51765 45233 2121 Used With Text: O Sacred Head! sore wounded
Meter: 6.6.8.6Appears in 327 hymnalsScripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:17Tune Sources: "Cantica Laudis," Boston, 1850Tune Key: A Flat MajorIncipit: 51567 11432 11771 Used With Text: Forever with the Lord
Meter: 7.7.7.8Appears in 215 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Philip P. BlissScripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:14Tune Key: B Flat MajorIncipit: 55531 17665 17655 Used With Text: Man of Sorrows--What a Name
Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrainAppears in 185 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Emily D. Wilson 1865-1942Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:17Tune Key: C MajorIncipit: 55513 45653 44432 Used With Text: Sing the Wondrous Love of Jesus (When We All Get to Heaven)
Appears in 712 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Francis Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:17Incipit: 12324 32716 54323 Used With Text: Mounting in Triumph
Meter: 11.10.11.10Appears in 82 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Alfred Scott-GattyScripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:9Tune Key: F MajorIncipit: 32171 24321 71665 Used With Text: O Brother Man
Meter: 8.6.8.6Appears in 91 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Albert L. PeaceScripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13Tune Key: E Flat MajorIncipit: 33321 44325 5436 Used With Text: Why Should Our Tears in Sorrow Flow