The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America 1940 ‎#5a

5a. Lo! he comes, with clouds descending

1 Lo! he comes, with clouds descending,
Once for our salvation slain;
Thousand thousand saints attending
Swell the triumph of his train:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Christ, the Lord, returns to reign.

2 Ev'ry 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
Shall the true Messiah see.

3 Those dear tokens of his passion
Still his dazzling body bears,
Cause of endless exultation
To his ransomed worshipers:
With what rapture, with what rapture,
Gaze we on those glorious scars!

4 Yea, Amen! let all adore thee,
High on thine eternal throne:
Saviour, take the power and glory;
Claim the kingdoms for thine own:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou shalt reign, and Thou alone!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Lo! he comes, with clouds descending
• Author: Charles Wesley (1758, alt.)
• Meter: 87.87.87.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1940
• Topic: Advent; Advent IV: The Holy Communion Closing; Ember Days: Evening Prayer Closing

Tune Information

• Name: ST. THOMAS
• Meter: 87.87.87.
• Key: D Major