He Comes to Reign › Representative Texts

1 Glory in the highest, glory
To the Lamb for sinners slain,
To the lamb who lives again;
Let us tell the joyful story,
Jesus comes on earth to reign.

Chorus:
Jesus’ coming draweth near,
In the clouds he’ll soon appear;
We shall meet him in the air,
And his image we will bear;
All eternity to spend
In the presence of our Friend;
Glory in the highest, hallelujah!
Jesus comes on earth to reign.

2 ‘Tis a day of glad reunion
For the holy and the pure
Who the cross for Jesus bore,
And a day of sweet communion
With the King forevermore. [Chorus]

3 ‘Tis a day of consternation
To the sinful and the proud;
Lamentations long and loud
Shall resound thro’ all creation
When they see him on the cloud. [Chorus]

4 We will watch for his returning
From his dwelling-place on high
Thro’ the portals of the sky,
With our lamps all trimmed and burning;
For his coming draweth nigh. [Chorus]


Light and Life Songs No. 2 #7