Thou Art Coming

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Thou art coming, my Beloved, Thou art coming once again

Author: F. E. Belden (1906)
Tune: [Thou art coming, my Beloved]
Published in 3 hymnals

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1 Thou art coming, my Belovèd,
Thou art coming once again;
Not a man of tears and sorrows,
But a king of kings to reign;
And to rule in regal splendor
Where such sorrow pierced Thy heart,
Can it be, Thou best Belovèd,
Coming, never to depart?

Refrain:
We are waiting, we are watching,
We are waiting, we are watching,
For the coming of the Lord;
We are waiting, we are watching,
We are waiting, we are watching,
For the coming of the Lord.

2 We are waiting, we are watching,
For the coming of Thy feet,
With our hearts aflame with glory,
Waiting at the mercy seat;
And tho’ winds and waves chastise us,
While on life’s tempestuous sea,
We would surely sink and perish
But for hope of seeing Thee. [Refrain]

3 Blessèd hope that makes the desert
Now to blossom as the rose;
In the rough and rugged places,
Still our hearts doth find repose,
In the hope that we shall see Thee,
And shall lean upon Thy breast,
And then reign with Thee forever
In the land of perfect rest. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #12484

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Author: F. E. Belden

Belden was born in Battle Creek, Michigan in 1858. He began writing music in his late teenage years after moving to California with his family. For health reasons he later moved to Colorado. He returned to Battle Creek with his wife in the early 1880s, and there he became involved in Adventist Church publishing. F. E. Belden wrote many hymn tunes, gospel songs, and related texts in the early years of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Belden was able to rapidly write both music and poetry together which enabled him to write a song to fit a sermon while it was still being delivered. He also wrote songs for evangelist Billy Sunday. Though Belden’s later years were marred by misunderstandings with the church leadership over his royal… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Thou art coming, my Beloved, Thou art coming once again
Title:	Thou Art Coming
Author:	F. E. Belden (1906)
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	We are waiting, we are watching
Notes:	Some hymnals give the author as A.N.O., Belden's pseudonym
Copyright:	Public Domain