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Christ the Lord Is Coming Soon

Author: C. W. Waggoner Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: There's a precious promise shining down the years Refrain First Line: He is coming soon, He is coming soon Used With Tune: [There's a precious promise shining down the years]

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[There's a precious promise shining down the years]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Geo. C. Stebbins Incipit: 34555 54566 66177 Used With Text: Christ the Lord Is Coming Soon

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Christ the Lord Is Coming Soon

Author: C. W. Waggoner Hymnal: Devotion and Praise #52 (1937) First Line: There's a precious promise shining down the years Refrain First Line: He is coming soon, He is coming soon Languages: English Tune Title: [There's a precious promise shining down the years]

Christ the Lord is coming soon

Author: C. W. Waggoner Hymnal: Glad Praise #3 (1932) First Line: There's a precious promise shining down the years Refrain First Line: He is coming soon Languages: English Tune Title: [There's a precious promise shining down the years]

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George C. Stebbins

1846 - 1945 Person Name: Geo. C. Stebbins Composer of "[There's a precious promise shining down the years]" in Devotion and Praise Stebbins studied music in Buffalo and Rochester, New York, then became a singing teacher. Around 1869, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, to join the Lyon and Healy Music Company. He also became the music director at the First Baptist Church in Chicago. It was in Chicago that he met the leaders in the Gospel music field, such as George Root, Philip Bliss, & Ira Sankey. At age 28, Stebbins moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he became music director at the Claredon Street Baptist Church; the pastor there was Adoniram Gordon. Two years later, Stebbins became music director at Tremont Temple in Boston. Shortly thereafter, he became involved in evangelism campaigns with Moody and others. Around 1900, Stebbins spent a year as an evangelist in India, Egypt, Italy, Palestine, France and England. (www.hymntime.com/tch)