| 347 | Glory to God#348 | 349 |
| Text: | Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending |
| Author (stanza 2): | John Cennick |
| Author (stanzas 1, 3): | Charles Wesley |
| Tune: | HELMSLEY |
| Composer: | Thomas Olivers |
| Harmonizer: | Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| Media: | Audio recording |
1 Lo, he comes with clouds descending,
once for our salvation slain;
thousand, thousand saints attending
join to sing the glad refrain:
Alleluia,
alleluia,
alleluia!
Christ the Lord returns to reign.
2 Now redemption, long expected,
comes in solemn splendor near;
all the saints this world rejected
thrill the trumpet sound to hear:
Alleluia,
alleluia,
alleluia!
See the day of God appear!
3 Yea, amen, let all adore thee,
high on thine eternal throne;
Savior, take the power and glory;
claim the kingdom as thine own.
Come, Lord Jesus;
come, Lord Jesus;
come, Lord Jesus.
Thou shalt reign, and thou alone!
| Text Information | |
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| First Line: | Lo, he comes with clouds descending |
| Title: | Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending |
| Author (stanzas 1, 3): | Charles Wesley (1758, alt.) |
| Author (stanza 2): | John Cennick (1752, alt.) |
| Meter: | 8.7.8.7.4.4.4.7 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; |
| Topic: | Adoration; Christ's Return and Judgment; Jesus Christ: Advent (2 more...) |
| Tune Information | |
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| Name: | HELMSLEY |
| Composer: | Thomas Olivers (1763) |
| Harmonizer: | Ralph Vaughan Williams (1906) |
| Meter: | 8.7.8.7.4.4.4.7 |
| Key: | G Major |
Despite unclear musical origins, the result here is a characteristic early Methodist hymn tune, notable for its breadth and range. It effectively sets a text of similarly mixed sources, one that Charles Wesley regarded as related to “Thy kingdom come” in the Lord’s Prayer.
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