Church Hymnary (4th ed.) ‎#477

477. Lo, he comes with clouds descending

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!

Text Information

• First Line: Lo, he comes with clouds descending
• Alterer: Charles Wesley (1707-1788) (alt.)
• Author: John Cennick (1718-1755)
• Meter: 87 87 12 7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2005
• Scripture:
  1 Thessalonians 3:13
  ;
  Daniel 7:13-14
  ;
  Hebrews 9:28
  ;
  John 1:29
  ;
  John 19:31-37
  ;
  John 20:20
  ;
  John 20:27
  ;
  Jude 1:14
  ;
  Luke 21:27
  ;
  Mark 13:26
  ;
  Mark 14:62
  ;
  Matthew 6:13
  ;
  Matthew 24:30
  ;
  Matthew 26:64
  ;
  Psalm 106:48
  ;
  Revelation 1:7
  ;
  Revelation 5:6
  ;
  Revelation 5:9-14
  ;
  Revelation 11:15
  ;
  Revelation 19:6
  ;
  Revelation 22:20
  ;
  Zechariah 12:10
• Topic: Christ Risen: Coming Again; Christ Incarnate: Promise of the Messiah

Tune Information

• Name: HELMSLEY
• Meter: 87 87 12 7
• Key: G Major
• Source: Melody in John Wesley's Select Hymns with Tunes Annext, 1765, adapted