The Lord Himself shall come

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The Lord Himself shall come

Author: James Montgomery
Published in 8 hymnals

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	A Treasury of Hymn Settings, Volume 2

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1 The Lord Himself shall come,
And shout a quickening word;
Thousands shall answer from the tomb,
"Forever with the Lord!"

2 Then, as we upward fly,
That resurrection-word
Shall be our shout of victory--
"Forever with the Lord!"

3 There with unwearied gaze
Our eyes on Him we'll rest,
And satisfy with endless praise
A heart supremely blest.

4 "Knowing as we are known!"--
How shall we love that word!
How oft repeat before the throne,
"Forever with the Lord!"

5 That resurrection-word,
That shout of victory,--
Once more: "Forever with the Lord!"
Amen, so let it be!

Source: A Few Hymns and Some Spiritual Songs. Selected 1856, for the Little Flock. Revised, 1881 #323

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Author: James Montgomery

James Montgomery (b. Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, 1771; d. Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, 1854), the son of Moravian parents who died on a West Indies mission field while he was in boarding school, Montgomery inherited a strong religious bent, a passion for missions, and an independent mind. He was editor of the Sheffield Iris (1796-1827), a newspaper that sometimes espoused radical causes. Montgomery was imprisoned briefly when he printed a song that celebrated the fall of the Bastille and again when he described a riot in Sheffield that reflected unfavorably on a military commander. He also protested against slavery, the lot of boy chimney sweeps, and lotteries. Associated with Christians of various persuasions, Montgomery supported missio… Go to person page >

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