His Coming is Near

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We know not the day when the Master shall come

Author: Thoro Harris
Tune: [We know not the day when the Master shall come]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 We know not the day when the Master shall come,
His chosen to gather and welcome them home;
He’s tarrying yet, but He bids us prepare
To meet Him when He cometh.

Chorus:
His coming is near—but we know not the hour,
Jesus soon will appear on the right hand of pow’r;
We know not the day, but ‘tis not far away,
When Jesus in glory shall come.

2 We’ll watch with our lamps burning steady and bright,
Still looking for Jesus and ready for flight;
We’ll sing and rejoice, our redemption is nigh—
And meet Him when He cometh. [Chorus]

3 It may be at morn, darkest midnight or noon,
This only we know: He is coming and soon;
“Hold fast till I come,” is the Master’s command;
We’ll meet Him when He cometh. [Chorus]

Source: Light and Life Songs No. 4 #25

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Author: Thoro Harris

Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC. Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include: Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904) Little Branches, with George J. Meyer & Howard E. Smith (Chicago, Illi… Go to person page >

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First Line:	We know not the day when the Master shall come
Title:	His Coming is Near
Author:	Thoro Harris
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	His coming is near—but we know not the hour
Publication Date:	1909
Copyright:	Public Domain