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The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns

Author: John Brownlie Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 93 hymnals Scripture: Luke 21:28 Lyrics: 1 The King shall come when morning dawns and light triumphant breaks, when beauty gilds the eastern hills and life to joy awakes 2 not, as of old, a little child, to bear and fight and die, but crowned with glory like the sun that lights the morning sky. 3 Oh, brighter than the rising morn when Christ, victorious, rose and left the lonesome place of death, despite the rage of foes 4 oh, brighter than that glorious morn shall dawn upon our race the day when Christ in splendor comes and we shall see his face. 5 The King shall come when morning dawns and light and beauty brings. Hail, Christ the Lord! Your people pray: come quickly, King of kings. Topics: King, God/Christ as; Return of Christ; The New Creation; Advent; King, God/Christ as; Majesty of God; New Creation; Return of Christ Used With Tune: MORNING SONG Text Sources: Greek

Mine Eyes have Seen the Glory

Author: Julia Ward Howe Meter: 15.15.15.6 ith refrain Appears in 551 hymnals Scripture: Luke 21:27 First Line: Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord Refrain First Line: Glory, glory, hallelujah Lyrics: 1 Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; he is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; he hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword; his truth is marching on. Refrain: Glory! glory, hallelujah! Glory! glory, hallelujah! Glory! glory, hallelujah! Our God is marching on. 2 I have seen him in the watchfires of a hundred circling camps; they have builded him an altar in the evening dews and damps; I can read his righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps; his day is marching on. [Refrain] 3 He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat; he is sifting out the hearts of men before his judgment seat; O be swift, my soul, to answer him! Be jubilant, my feet! Our God is marching on. [Refrain] 4 In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, with a glory in his bosom that transfigures you and me; as he died to make men holy, let us live to make men free, while God is marching on. [Refrain] Topics: God in Society National Life; Worship (About); War; God Final Victory; National Life; Resolve; War Used With Tune: BATTLE HYMN

How Firm a Foundation

Appears in 2,121 hymnals Scripture: Luke 21:33 Lyrics: 1 How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word! What more can He say than to you He hath said, You who for refuge to Jesus have fled? 2 "Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed; I, I am thy God, and will still give thee aid; I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand. 3 "When through the deep waters I call thee to go, The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow; For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless, And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. 4 "When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie, My grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply; The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine. 5 "The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose, I will not, I will not desert to his foes; That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, I'll never, no, never, no, never forsake!" Amen. Used With Tune: [How firm a foundation] Text Sources: Rippon's Selection of Hymns, 1787

Come, ye thankful people come

Author: Henry Alford (1810-1871) Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 722 hymnals Scripture: Luke 21:27-28 Lyrics: 1 Come, you thankful people, come, raise the song of harvest home: all is safely gathered in, ere the winter storms begin; God, our Maker, will provide for our wants to be supplied: come to God's own temple, come; raise the song of harvest home. 2 All the world is God's own field, bearing fruit his praise to yield; wheat and tares together sown, are to joy or sorrow grown; first the blade and then the ear, then the full corn shall appear: Lord of harvest, grant that we wholesome grain and pure may be. 3 For the Lord our God shall come, and shall take his harvest home; from his field shall in that day all offences purge away; give his angels charge at last in the fire the tares to cast, but the fruitful ears to store in his storehouse evermore. 4 Even so, Lord, quickly come; to thy final harvest home: gather all your people in, free from sorrow, free from sin; there, for ever purified, in your presence to abide: come, with all your angels come, raise the glorious harvest home! Topics: The Living God Our Response to God - in times and seasons; God in judgement and justice; Harvest; Heaven Used With Tune: ST. GEORGE'S WINDSOR

We Gather Together

Author: Theodore Baker Meter: 12.11.12.11 Appears in 198 hymnals Scripture: Luke 21:36 First Line: We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing Lyrics: 1 We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing; he chastens and hastens his will to make known; the wicked oppressing now cease from distressing, sing praises to his name: he forgets not his own. 2 Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining, ordaining, maintaining his kingdom divine; so from the beginning the fight we were winning: thou, Lord, wast at our side, all glory be thine! 3 We all do extol thee, thou leader triumphant, and pray that thou still our defender wilt be; let thy congregation escape tribulation: thy name be ever praised! O Lord, make us free! Topics: Spiritual Freedom; God Judge; Judgment; National Life; Thanksgiving Day Used With Tune: KREMSER Text Sources: Netherlands folk hymn

Un día Cristo volverá

Author: Thoro Harris; H. C. Ball Appears in 9 hymnals Scripture: Luke 21:25-36 Refrain First Line: Muy pronto, sí, Jesús vendrá Lyrics: 1 Un día Cristo volverá; es la promesa del Señor; Tal como fue así vendrá, y su pueblo ha de ver al Salvador. Coro: Muy pronto, sí, Jesús vendrá, y alegre le verá su pueblo. ¡Velad! ¡Orad! el Rey vendrá, los suyos arrebatará. 2 Los mensajeros del Señor anuncian que Jesús vendrá; Señales hay alrededor; él vendrá y a los suyos llevará. [Coro] 3 En busca de su grey vendrá, con toda gloria y honor; Su Iglesia esperando está, y aclamará con gozo a su Señor. [Coro] 4 ¡Oh bienvenido, Rey Jesús! tus hijos te esperan ya: Muy pronto han de ver la luz y gozar de tu presencia siempre allá. [Coro] Topics: Cristo Su Reinado; Christ His Reign; Promesas de Dios; Promises of God; Segunda Venida de Cristo; Second Coming of Christ Used With Tune: ALOHA OE

Lo, he comes with clouds descending

Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788); John Cennick (1718-1755) Meter: 8.7.8.7.12.7 Appears in 768 hymnals Scripture: Luke 21:27 Lyrics: 1 Lo, he comes with clouds descending, Christ, the Lamb, for sinners slain; thousand thousand saints attending join the sing the glad refrain: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! God appears on earth to reign. 2 Every 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, deeply wailing, shall the true Messiah see. 3 Those deep wounds of cross and passion still his glorious body bears: cause of endless exultation to his ransomed worshipers: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! See! the day of God appears. 4 Yea, amen, let all adore you, high on your eternal throne: Saviour, take the power and glory, claim the kingdom for your own: oh, come quickly, oh, come quickly, oh, come quickly, Alleluia! come, Lord, come! Topics: Christ Risen Coming Again; Christ Incarnate Promise of the Messiah Used With Tune: HELMSLEY