Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#176

176. The Lord Will Come!

1. The Lord will come! the earth shall quake;
The hills their fixed seat forsake,
And with'ring 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 suff'ring, and the dead.

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

4. 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 has come!

Text Information

• First Line: The Lord will come! the Earth shall quake
• Title: The Lord Will Come!
• Author: Reginald Heber (1827)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Revelation 22:20
• Topic: Resurrection
• Notes: Text by Anglican bishop Reginald Heber, from Hymns Written and Adapted to the Weekly Church Service of the Year (1827).

Tune Information

• Name: BROOKFIELD
• Composer: William Billings (1770)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8
• Incipit: 51323 21712
• Key: b minor or modal
• Notes: Tune BROOKFIELD by American composer William Billings, from The New-England Psalm-Singer (1770), alt.