The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16404

16404. Our Savior Christ Will Quickly Come

1 Our Sav­ior Christ will quick­ly come,
As light­ning shines on high;
In clouds, with pow­er and glo­ry great,
Be seen by ev­ery eye.

2 While sud­den ter­rors seize His foes,
His wrath they can’t es­cape;
The saints’ re­demp­tion then ap­pears;
They real­ize their hope.

3 The dead are raised, the liv­ing changed,
From ev­ery land they come;
His Church’s num­ber all com­plete,
Th’elect are ga­thered home.

4 Oh glo­ri­ous hope! if Je­sus be
Our Savior and our friend,
For we shall then be with our Lord,
In joys that ne­ver end.

5 Oh! may we wait, and watch, and pray,
Look up, and, free from fear,
Our life be all de­vo­ted­ness,
Till He our Lord ap­pear.

Text Information

• First Line: Our Savior Christ will quickly come
• Title: Our Savior Christ Will Quickly Come
• Author: Edward Bickersteth
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Christian Psalmody (London: L. B. Seeley, 1833)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: CHELSEA by Thomas Atwood, CHRISTMAS by George F. Handel, CHRISTMAS EVE by Peder Knudsen

Tune Information

• Name: CHESHIRE
• Meter: CM
• Key: e minor or modal
• Source: Este's Psalter, 1592
• Copyright: Public Domain