The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6560

6560. That Glorious Day Is Drawing Nigh

1. That glorious day is drawing nigh,
When Zion’s light shall come;
She shall arise and shine on high,
Bright as the morning sun;
The north and south their sons resign,
And earth’s foundations bend;
Clothed as a bride, Jerusalem
All glorious shall descend.

2. The king who wears the splendid crown,
The azure’s flaming bow;
The holy city shall bring down,
To bless His church below;
When Zion’s bleeding, conqu’ring king,
Shall sin and death destroy,
The morning stars shall join to sing,
And Zion shout for joy.

Text Information

• First Line: That glorious day is drawing nigh
• Title: That Glorious Day Is Drawing Nigh
• Meter: CMD
• Language: English
• Source: The Cluster of Spiritual Songs by Jesse Mercer, 1769-1841
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: ALL SAINTS, Henry S. Cutler, 1872; CLEANSING FOUNTAIN, camp meeting tune; ELLACOMBE, adapted by William H. Monk, 1868

Tune Information

• Name: ZION'S LIGHT
• Composer (attributed to): Nicholson (1820)
• Meter: CMD
• Incipit: 13332 35535 65321
• Key: E Major
• Source: A Com­pil­a­tion of Gen­u­ine Church Mu­sic, fourth edi­tion, by Jo­seph Funk, 1847
• Copyright: Public Domain