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The King May Come Today

Author: Peter P. Bilhorn Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 D Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: He is coming! He is coming! Refrain First Line: He is coming! He is coming! Lyrics: 1 He is coming! He is coming! Shout aloud this glad refrain; Send the cry to every city, To the valleys, hills and plain; He is coming! He is coming! Have you never read nor heard? He will gather all His people, As He promised in His word. Refrain: He is coming! He is coming! Pass the news along the way. Be ye ready, watching, waiting, For the King may come today. 2 He is coming! He is coming! Pass the joyful news along; All the souls redeemed in Jesus, Sing aloud redemption’s song; He is coming! He is coming! Are your lamps all trimmed and bright? Oh, be ready, watching, working, For the Lord may come tonight. [Refrain] 3 He is coming! He is coming! Lift your heart in faith and pray; Soon the night of sin and darkness Shall forever pass away; He is coming! Are you ready? Are you washed in Jesus’ blood? We shall wear a crown of glory, In the kingdom of our God. [Refrain] Used With Tune: AGUASCALEINTES Text Sources: Hymns of the Second Coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ by Bailie Brown and Peter P. Bilhorn (Chicago: Bilhorn Brothers, 1911)
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[He is coming! He is coming!]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: P. P. Bilhorn Incipit: 32345 45617 16767 Used With Text: The King May Come Today
[He is coming! He is coming!]

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The King May Come Today

Author: Peter P. Bilhorn Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #14991 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 D First Line: He is coming! He is coming! Refrain First Line: He is coming! He is coming! Lyrics: 1 He is coming! He is coming! Shout aloud this glad refrain; Send the cry to every city, To the valleys, hills and plain; He is coming! He is coming! Have you never read nor heard? He will gather all His people, As He promised in His word. Refrain: He is coming! He is coming! Pass the news along the way. Be ye ready, watching, waiting, For the King may come today. 2 He is coming! He is coming! Pass the joyful news along; All the souls redeemed in Jesus, Sing aloud redemption’s song; He is coming! He is coming! Are your lamps all trimmed and bright? Oh, be ready, watching, working, For the Lord may come tonight. [Refrain] 3 He is coming! He is coming! Lift your heart in faith and pray; Soon the night of sin and darkness Shall forever pass away; He is coming! Are you ready? Are you washed in Jesus’ blood? We shall wear a crown of glory, In the kingdom of our God. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: AGUASCALEINTES
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Author: P. P. B. Hymnal: Hymns of the Second Coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ #170 (1911) First Line: He is coming! He is coming! Refrain First Line: He is coming! He is coming! Languages: English Tune Title: [He is coming! He is coming!]
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P. P. Bilhorn

1865 - 1936 Author of "The King May Come Today" Pseudonyms: W. Ferris Britcher, Irene Durfee; C. Ferris Holden, P. H. Rob­lin (a an­a­gram of his name) ================ Peter Philip Bilhorn was born, in Mendota, IL. His father died in the Civil War 3 months before he was born. His early life was not easy. At age 8, he had to leave school to help support the family. At age 15, living in Chicago, he had a great singing voice and sang in German beer gardens there. At this time, he and his brother also formed the Eureka Wagon & Carriage Works in Chicago, IL. At 18 Peter became involved in gospel music, studying under George F. Root and George C. Stebbins. He traveled to the Dakotas and spent some time sharing the gospel with cowboys there. He traveled extensively with D. L. Moody, and was Billy Sunday's song leader on evangelistic endeavors. His evangelistic work took him into all the states of the Union, Great Britain, and other foreign countries. In London he conducted a 4000 voice choir in the Crystal Palace, and Queen Victoria invited him to sing in Buckinghm Palace. He wrote some 2000 gospel songs in his lifetime. He also invented a folding portable telescoping pump organ, weighing 16 lbs. It could be set up in about a minute. He used it at revivals in the late 19th century. He founded the Bilhorn Folding Organ Company in Chicago. IL, and his organ was so popular it was sold all over the world. He edited 10 hymnals and published 11 gospel songbooks. He died in Los Angeles, CA, in 1936. John Perry
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