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Lo, he comes with clouds descending

Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788); John Cennick (1718-1755) Meter: 8.7.8.7.12.7 Appears in 770 hymnals Topics: Christ Risen Coming Again Lyrics: 1 Lo, he comes with clouds descending, Christ, the Lamb, for sinners slain; thousand thousand saints attending join the sing the glad refrain: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! God appears on earth to reign. 2 Every 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, deeply wailing, shall the true Messiah see. 3 Those deep wounds of cross and passion still his glorious body bears; cause of endless exultation to his ransomed worshipers; Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! See! the day of God appears. 4 Yea, amen, let all adore you, high on your eternal throne; Saviour, take the power and glory, claim the kingdom for your own: oh, come quickly, oh, come quickly, oh, come quickly, Alleluia! come, Lord, come! Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 3:13 Used With Tune: HELMSLEY

Fairest Lord Jesus

Author: Lilian Stevenson (1870-1960) Meter: Irregular Appears in 582 hymnals Topics: Christ Risen Reign and Priesthood Scripture: Psalm 27:4 Used With Tune: SCHÖNSTER HERR JESU (ST. ELISABETH) Text Sources: Münster Gesangbuch, 1677

Look, ye saints, the sight is glorious!

Author: Thomas Kelly (1769-1855) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 541 hymnals Topics: Christ Risen Ascension Lyrics: 1 Look, ye saints, the sight is glorious: See the Man of Sorrows now, from the fight returned victorious -- every knee to him shall bow. Crown him! crown him! crown him! crown him! crowns become the Victor's brow. 2 Crown the Saviour, angels, crown him! Rich the trophies Jesus brings; in the seat of power enthrone him, while the vault of heaven rings. Crown him! crown him! crown him! crown him! crown the Savior King of kings. 3 Sinners in derision crowned jim, mocked the dying Saviour's claim; saints and angels crowd around him, own his title, praise his name. Crown him! crown him! crown him! crown him! spread abroad the Victor's fame. 4 Hark, those bursts of acclamation! hark, those loud triumphant chords! Jesus takes the highest station -- Oh, what joy the sight affords! Crown him! crown him! crown him! crown him! King of kings, and Lord of lords! Scripture: Hebrews 2:9 Used With Tune: REGENT SQUARE

'Wake, awake! for night is flying'

Author: Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878); Philipp Nicolai (1556-1608) Appears in 217 hymnals Topics: Christ Risen Coming Again Lyrics: 1 'Wake, awake! for night is flying', the watchmen on the heights are crying. 'Awake, Jerusalem, at last!' Midnight hears the welcome voices, and at the thrilling cry rejoices: 'Come forth, you virgins, night is past! The Bridegroom comes; awake, your lamps with gladness take, Alleluia! and for his marriage feast prepare, for ye must go and meet him there.' 2 Zion hears the watchmen singing, and all her heart with joy is springing; she wakes, she rises from her gloom; for the Lord comes down all-glorious, the strong in grace, in truth victorious; her Star is risen, her Light is come! Now come, O blessèd One, God's own belovèd Son, Alleluia! We follow to the festal hall to sup with you, the Lord of all. 3 All the heavens and earth adore you, and saints and angels sing before you, with harp and cymbal's clearest tone; Zion's gates of pearl before us resound as angels sing in chorus and lead us to your dazzling throne. No mortal eye nor ear can comprehend or bear such great glory; but we rejoice and sing the song, Alleluia! through ages long. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9 Used With Tune: WACHET AUF

Christ is coming! let creation

Author: John Ross Macduff (1818-1895) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 117 hymnals Topics: Christ Risen Coming Again Lyrics: 1 Christ is coming! let creation from her groans and travail cease; let the glorious proclamation hope restore and faith increase: Christ is coming! Christ is coming! Come now, blessèd Prince of Peace. 2 Earth can now but tell the story of your bitter cross and pain; she shall yet behold your glory; in your coming back to reign: Christ is coming! Christ is coming! 'Come, Lord Jesus, come again!' 3 Long your exiles have been pining, far from you, and rest, and home: but, in heavenly glory shining, soon their loving Lord shall come: Christ is coming! Christ is coming! Haste the joyous jubilee. 4 With that blessèd hope before us, harps be played and songs be sung; let the mighty advent chorus onward roll from tongue to tongue: 'Christ is coming! Christ is coming! Come, Lord Jesus, quickly come!' Scripture: Revelation 1:7 Used With Tune: NEANDER (UNSER HERRSCHER)

O Lord, with your eyes set upon me

Author: Cesáreo Gabaráin (1936-1991); Robert Trupia Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Christ Risen Resurrection and Exaltation First Line: Lord, you have come to the seashore Scripture: Luke 5:1-11 Used With Tune: PESCADOR DE HOMBRES

The King of love my shepherd is

Author: Henry Williams Baker (1821-1877) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 679 hymnals Topics: Life in Christ Christ Risen - Reign and Priesthood Lyrics: 1 The King of Love my Shepherd is, whose goodness faileth never; I nothing lack if I am his and he is mine for ever. 2 Where streams of living water flow my ransomed soul he leadeth, and where the verdant pastures grow with food celestial feedeth. 3 Perverse and foolish oft I strayed; but yet in love he sought me, and on his shoulder gently laid, and home rejoicing brought me. 4 In death's dark vale I fear no ill, with thee, dear Lord, beside me; thy rod and staff my comfort still, thy cross before to guide me. 5 Thou spread'st a table in my sight; thy unction grace bestoweth; and oh, what wonder and delight from thy pure chalice floweth! 6 And so through all the length of days thy goodness faileth never: Good Shepherd, may I sing thy praise within thy house for ever! Scripture: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: DOMINUS REGIT ME

Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia!

Meter: 7.7.7.7 with alleluias Appears in 493 hymnals Topics: Life in Christ Christ Risen - Resurrection and Exaltation Lyrics: 1 Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia! our triumphant holy day, Alleluia! who did once, upon the cross, Alleluia! suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia! 2 Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia! unto Christ, our heavenly King, Alleluia! who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia! sinners to redeem and save, Alleluia! 3 But the anguish he endured, Alleluia! our salvation have procured; Alleluia! now in heavèn Christ is King, Alleluia! where the angels ever sing, Alleluia! 4 Sing we to our God above, Alleluia! praise eternal as his love, Alleluia! praise him, all you heavenly host, Alleluia! Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Alleluia! Scripture: Acts 5:30 Used With Tune: EASTER HYMN Text Sources: Lyra Davidica, 1708, alt.

Come, you faithful, raise the strain

Author: St. John of Damascus (c. 675-c. 750); John Mason Neale (1818-1866) Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 380 hymnals Topics: Christ Risen Resurrection and Exaltation Lyrics: 1 Come, you faithful, raise the strain of triumphant gladness; God has brought his Israel into joy from sadness; loosed from Pharaoh's bitter yoke Jacob's sons and daughters, led them with unmoistened foot through the Red Sea waters. 2 'Tis the spring of souls today: Christ has burst his prison, and from three days' sleep in death as a sun has risen; all the winter of our sins, long and dark, is flying from his light, to whom we give laud and praise undying. 3 Now the queen of seasons, bright with the day of splendour, with the royal feast of feasts, comes its joy to render; comes to glad Christian hearts, which, with true affection, welcomes in unwearied strains Jesus' resurrection. 4 Neither could the gates of death, nor the grave's dark portal, nor the watchers, nor the seal, hold you as a mortal. Here today amid your own now you stand, bestowing your own peace, which evermore passes human knowing. Scripture: Exodus 14:15-22 Used With Tune: AVE VIRGO VIRGINUM

Glory, glory, Hallelujah

Author: Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910) Meter: Irregular Appears in 556 hymnals Topics: Life in Christ Christ Risen - Coming Again First Line: Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord Lyrics: 1 Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; he is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; he hath loosed the fatal lightning of his terrible swift sword; his truth is marching on. Glory, glory, Hallelujah, glory, glory, Hallelujah, glory, glory, Hallelujah, his truth is marching on. 2 He hath sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat; he is sifting out all human hearts before his judgment seat. O, be swift, my soul, to answer him; be jubilant, my feet! Our God is marching on. Glory, glory, Hallelujah, glory, glory, Hallelujah, glory, glory, Hallelujah, our God is marching on. 3 In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, with a glory in his bosom that transfigures you and me; as he died to make us holy, let us die to make all free, while God is marching on. Glory, glory, Hallelujah, glory, glory, Hallelujah, glory, glory, Hallelujah, while God is marching on. 4 He is coming like the glory of the morning on the wave; he is wisdom to the mighty; he is succour to the brave; so the world shall be his footstool, and the soul of time his slave: our God is marching on. Glory, glory, Hallelujah, glory, glory, Hallelujah, glory, glory, Hallelujah, our God is marching on. Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:3 Used With Tune: BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC