His Coming Draweth Nigh

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Weary hands will cease from labor

Author: Granville Jones
Tune: CABO SAN LUCAS
Published in 3 hymnals

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Audio files: MIDI

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1 Weary hands will cease from labor,
Folded, they at rest will lie,
For we have a burden bearer,
And his coming draweth nigh.

Chorus:
Yes, the weary night is passing,
Dawn is breaking in the sky;
We shall hail the glad tomorrow,
For his coming draweth nigh.

2 Sorrow will not last forever,
Tears not always dim the eye;
Jesus is our consolation,
And his coming draweth nigh. [Chorus]

3 Pain is not our lasting portion,
Balm descendeth from on high,
For we have a great Physician,
And his coming draweth nigh. [Chorus]

4 Death is not to be eternal,
Tho' we all are doomed to die;
Jesus is the resurrection,
And his coming draweth nigh. [Chorus]

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Author: Granville Jones

Late 19th Century Currently, our only data on Jones is indirect: E. M. Douthit, who wrote the music for some of Jones’ lyrics, lived in Austin, Texas, in 1899, so perhaps Jones was from that area also. --www.hymntime.com/tch Go to person page >

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First Line:	Weary hands will cease from labor
Title:	His Coming Draweth Nigh
Author:	Granville Jones
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Yes, the weary night is passing
Copyright:	Public Domain