When the King Comes

They come and go, the seasons fair

Author: E. S. Elliott
Tune: CHICHEN ITZA
Published in 9 hymnals

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What will it be when the King comes!
What will it be when the King comes!
What will it be when He comes, (when He comes!)
What will it be when the King comes!

Source: Great Songs of the Church: number two: a treasury of six hundred sacred songs suitable for all services of the church #290

Author: E. S. Elliott

Elliott, Emily Elizabeth Steele, third daughter of the late Rev. E. B. Elliott, of Brighton, author of the Horae Apocalypticae was born at Brighton, and now [1887] lives in London. She has contributed hymns, some of which have obtained wide acceptance, to the choir manuals, and Additional Hymns, 1866 (Nos. 8, 34) for use in St. Mark's Church, Brighton; to the Church Missionary Juvenile Instructor, which she edited for six years. Her Chimes of Consecration, a volume of 70 hymns and poems, was published in 1873, and her Chimes for Daily Service in 1880. The latter contains 71 hymns in two parts. The second part of 48 hymns is also published separately as Under the Pillow, for use as a cheap large type hymn-book (with corresponding tune-book)… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: They come and go, the seasons fair
Title: When the King Comes
Author: E. S. Elliott
Language: English
Refrain First Line: What will it be when the King comes?
Copyright: Public Domain

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