Trinity Psalter Hymnal ‎#386

386. Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending

1 Lo! he comes with clouds descending,
once for favored sinners slain;
thousand, thousand saints attending
swell the triumph of his train.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
God appears on earth to reign.

2 Ev'ry eye shall now behold him,
robed in dreadful majesty;
those who set at naught and sold him,
pierced, and nailed him to the tree,
deeply wailing, deeply wailing,
shall the true Messiah see.

3 Ev'ry island, sea, and mountain,
heav'n and earth, shall flee away;
all who hate him must, confounded,
hear the trump proclaim the day:
Come to judgment! Come to judgment!
Come to judgment, come away!

4 Now Redemption, long expected,
see in solemn pomp appear!
All his saints, by man rejected,
now shall meet him in the air.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
See the day of God appear!

5 Yea, amen! let all adore thee,
high on thine eternal throne;
Savior, take the pow'r and glory,
claim the kingdom for thine own.
O come quickly, O come quickly;
alleluia! come, Lord, come.

Text Information

• First Line: Lo! he comes with clouds descending
• Title: Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending
• Author (st. 1-2, 5): Charles Wesley
• Author (st. 3-4): John Cennick
• Alterer: Martin Madan (1760)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2018
• Scripture:
  Zechariah 12:10
  ;
  Matthew 24:30
  ;
  1 Thessalonians 4:14-17
  ;
  Revelation 1:7
  ;
  Revelation 22:20
• Topic: Christ: As King; Christ: Second Coming and the Last Judgment of; Christians: Triumph of; Resurrection and Glorification

Tune Information

• Name: WESTMINSTER ABBEY
• Composer: Henry Purcell (ca. 1692)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.
• Key: G Major or modal