The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7544

7544. When Jesus Comes

1. Down life’s dark vale we wander,
Till Jesus comes;
We watch and wait and wonder,
Till Jesus comes.

Refrain
All joy His loved ones bringing,
When Jesus comes;
All praise through Heaven ringing,
When Jesus comes.
All beauty bright and vernal,
When Jesus comes;
All glory, grand, eternal,
When Jesus comes.

2. Oh, let my lamp be burning
When Jesus comes;
For Him my soul be yearning
When Jesus comes. [Refrain]

3. No more heart pangs nor sadness,
When Jesus comes;
All peace and joy and gladness,
When Jesus comes. [Refrain]

4. All doubts and fears will vanish,
When Jesus comes;
All gloom His face will banish,
When Jesus comes. [Refrain]

5. He’ll know the way was dreary,
When Jesus comes;
He’ll know the feet grew weary,
When Jesus comes. [Refrain]

6. He’ll know what griefs oppressed me,
When Jesus comes;
Oh, how His arms will rest me!
When Jesus comes. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Down life's dark vale we wander
• Title: When Jesus Comes
• Author: Philip P. Bliss (1872)
• Refrain First Line: All joy His loved ones bringing
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: One day in 1872 Mr. Bliss heard a con­ver­sa­tion be­tween two of his friends, who were speak­ing on the sub­ject of the re­turn of our Lord. One of the la­dies quot­ed a line from a work of An­na Ship­ton, “This may be the day of His com­ing,” and spoke of the joy and com­fort the thought gave her. Mr. Bliss was much im­pressed, more deep­ly than ev­er be­fore, as to the re­al­i­ty of this sub­ject; and a few days af­ter as he was com­ing down­stairs from his room, still oc­cu­pied with the thought of look­ing for Christ’s ap­pear­ing, he com­menced sing­ing, “Down life’s dark vale we wan­der,” the words and mu­sic com­ing to him as he took the suc­cess­ive steps down the stairs. He at once wrote it down just as we have it to-day in “Gos­pel Hymns.” Sankey, p. 301

Tune Information

• Name: [Down life's dark vale we wander]
• Composer: Philip Paul Bliss (1872)
• Incipit: 32161 51321 23216
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain