1 That will be a happy morning,
When He comes, when He comes;
Ended then our grief and mourning,
When He comes, when He comes;
All earth’s sorrowing and sadness,
Will be turned to joy and gladness,
When the King of glory comes,
When He comes.
Refrain:
When the King of glory comes,
What a glorious day,
When the King of glory comes,
Sin will pass away;
On the throne our king will reign,
All will be perfection then;
Peace will come to earth again,
When He comes.
2 Life will all be fairer, brighter,
When He comes, when He comes;
Hearts will then be purer, whiter,
When He comes, when He comes;
Christ, foretold in song and story,
Then will manifest His glory,
When the King of glory comes,
When He comes. [Refrain]
3 Lo! the day is swiftly waning,
When He comes, when He comes;
Ready be for His appearing,
When He comes, when He comes;
Soul, put on thy best adorning,
Patiently await the morning,
When the King of glory comes,
When He comes. [Refrain]
Source: The Cyber Hymnal #12906
Elisha Hoffman (1839-1929) after graduating from Union Seminary in Pennsylvania was ordained in 1868. As a minister he was appointed to the circuit in Napoleon, Ohio in 1872. He worked with the Evangelical Association's publishing arm in Cleveland for eleven years. He served in many chapels and churches in Cleveland and in Grafton in the 1880s, among them Bethel Home for Sailors and Seamen, Chestnut Ridge Union Chapel, Grace Congregational Church and Rockport Congregational Church. In his lifetime he wrote more than 2,000 gospel songs including"Leaning on the everlasting arms" (1894). The fifty song books he edited include Pentecostal Hymns No. 1 and The Evergreen, 1873.
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