The Church Hymnal ‎#38

38. Lo! He comes with clouds descending

1 Lo! He comes with clouds descending,
Once for favoured sinners slain;
Thousand thousand saints attending
Swell the triumph of His train;
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Christ appears on earth again.

2 Every eye shall now behold Him
Robed in dreadful majesty;
Those who set at nought and sold Him,
Pierced and nailed Him to the tree,
Deeply wailing,
Shall the true Messiah see.

3 Those dear tokens of His Passion
Still His dazzling body bears,
Cause of endless exultation
To His ransomed worshippers:
With what rapture
Gaze we on those glorious scars!

4 Now redemption, long expected,
See in solemn pomp appear;
All His saints, by man rejected,
Now shall meet Him in the air:
Alleluia!
See the day of God appear.

5 Yea, amen, let all adore Thee,
High on Thine eternal throne;
Saviour, take the power and glory,
Claim the kingdom for Thine own:
Alleluia!
Thou shalt reign, and Thou alone.

Text Information

• First Line: Lo! He comes with clouds descending
• Author: J. Cennick
• Author: C. Wesley
• Alterer: M. Madan
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1920
• Topic: The Christian Year: Advent

Tune Information

• Name: HELMSLEY
• Composer: M. Mason
• Composer: T. Olivers
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.7.