Christ's Second Advent

Representative Text

1 The Lord will come: the earth shall quake,
The hills their fixèd seat forsake;
And, withering from the vault of night,
The stars withdraw their feeble light.

2 The Lord will come: but not the same
As once in lowly form he came,
A silent Lamb to slaughter led,
The bruised, the suffering and the dead.

3 The Lord will come: a dreadful form,
With wreath of flame, and robe of storm,
On cherub wings, and wings of wind,
Anointed Judge of human-kind.

4 Can this be he who wont to stray
A pilgrim on the world's highway;
By power oppress'd, and mock'd by pride,
O God! is this the Crucified?

5 Go, tyrants, to the rocks complain;
Go, seek the mountain's cleft in vain;
But faith, victorious o'er the tomb,
Shall sing for joy, The Lord is come.



Source: Hymnal and Canticles of the Protestant Episcopal Church with Music (Gilbert & Goodrich) #2

Author: Reginald Heber

Reginald Heber was born in 1783 into a wealthy, educated family. He was a bright youth, translating a Latin classic into English verse by the time he was seven, entering Oxford at 17, and winning two awards for his poetry during his time there. After his graduation he became rector of his father's church in the village of Hodnet near Shrewsbury in the west of England where he remained for 16 years. He was appointed Bishop of Calcutta in 1823 and worked tirelessly for three years until the weather and travel took its toll on his health and he died of a stroke. Most of his 57 hymns, which include "Holy, Holy, Holy," are still in use today. -- Greg Scheer, 1995… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: The Lord will come: the earth shall quake
Title: Christ's Second Advent
Author: Reginald Heber
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

SAXONY (Spangenberg)


EXHORTATION (Doolittle)


OLD HUNDREDTH

This tune is likely the work of the composer named here, but has also been attributed to others as shown in the instances list below. According to the Handbook to the Baptist Hymnal (1992), Old 100th first appeared in the Genevan Psalter, and "the first half of the tune contains phrases which may ha…

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Instances

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A Church of England Hymn Book #107

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A Collection of Hymns #56

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A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy #558

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A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ #1017

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #212

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #212

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #212

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #212

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #212

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #212

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #284

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A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #604

A Collection of Sacred Hymns, Adapted to the Faith and Views of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints #d112

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A Liturgy and Hymns for Church Sunday Schools #205

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A New Hymnal for Sunday Schools #3a

A Selection of Psalms and Hymns for ... Diocese of Nova Scotia. 3rd ed. #d310

A Selection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of the Diocese of Nova Scotia. 3rd ed. #d314

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A Selection of Spiritual Songs #984

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Additional Hymns to the Collection of Hymns for the use of Evangelical Lutheran Churches #558

Advent Hymn Book #d101

Anglican Hymn Book #39

Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir #d855

Chapel Hymns #d528

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Christ in Song #390

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Christian Praise #92

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Christian Praise #92

Christian Psalms and Hymns to Aid in Public and Private Devotion #d868

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Church Choral-Book #21

Church Music, a Collection of Hymn Tunes. #d158

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Church Pastorals, hymns and tunes for public and social worship #923

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Church Poetry #113b

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Church Psalmist #661

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Church Psalmist #661

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Church Psalmist #661

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Church Psalmody #626

Compilation of Hymns for the Use of the Churches of the Christian Union #d688

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Evangelical Hymnal #599

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Freedom's Lyre #112

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church #687

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (11th ed.) #687

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (2nd ed.) #185

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Hymn book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (4th ed.) #185

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Hymn Book of the United Evangelical Church #599

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Hymn-Book of the Evangelical Association #831

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Hymnal and Canticles of the Protestant Episcopal Church with Music (Gilbert & Goodrich) #2

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Hymnal of the Presbyterian Church #9

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Hymnal of the Presbyterian Church in Canada #86

Hymnal of the Presbyterian Church in Canada with Accompanying Tunes #d284

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Hymnal #2

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Hymnal #2

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Hymns and Chorales #86

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Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #1351

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Hymns for Christian Melody #912

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Hymns for Church and Home #57

Hymns for Public Worship in the Diocese of Fredericton. 2nd ed. #d193

Hymns for Social Worship, Compiled for the Use of Canadian Baptist Churches #d283

Hymns for Social Worship. 6th ed. #d230

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Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #788

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Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #788

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Hymns for the Reformed Church in the United States #409

Hymns for the Use of the Brethren in Christ #d468

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Hymns for the use of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, by the Authority of the Ministerium of Pennsylvania #603

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Hymns for Youth, Suitable to be Used in Sabbath and Parochial Schools #413

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Hymns of the "Jubilee Harp" #a89

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Hymns of the Advent #33

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Hymns of the Morning #33

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Hymns of Worship #589

Hymns, Selected and Original, for Sunday Schools of the Evangelical Lutheran Church #d414

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Hymns #736

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Hymns #736

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Hymns #947

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Hymns #736

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Millennial Harp #C61

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Millennial Harp #M61

Millennial Musings #d94

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New Christian Hymn and Tune Book #16

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New Christian Hymn and Tune Book #16

Our Service of Song #d248

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Plymouth Collection #a1079

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Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #1079

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Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #1209

Psalms and Hymns for the Worship of God #d762

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Psalms and Hymns, for Christian Use and Worship #H502

Revival and Camp Minstrel, containing the Best Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected #d311

Revival Hymns #d153

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Sacred Poetry #351

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Seamen's Hymns #661

Seamen's Hymns and Devotional Assistant #d580

Second Advent Hymn Book #d65

Second Advent Hymn Book #d92

Select Melodies, comprising the Best of Those Hymns and Spiritual Songs in Common Use #d221

Social Hymns, Original and Selected #d170

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Exclude 186 pre-1979 instances
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