Scripture Verse

They shall look upon Me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for Him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for Him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. Zechariah 12:10

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Clar­ence M. Sea­mans, in The Gold­en Sheaf, en­larged edi­tion (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Ad­vent Chris­tian Pub­li­ca­tion So­cie­ty, 1902) (🔊 pdf nwc), alt.

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Sea­mans (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Behold, He com­eth with clouds,
The King of kings to be;
And ev­ery eye His face shall see
Shine forth in dread­ful ma­jes­ty.

Refrain

Behold, He com­eth with clouds,
The Vic­tor over sin;
Lift up your heads, O ye gates
And let the King come in;
Be lift­ed up, ye ev­er­last­ing doors,
Now let His reign be­gin;
Wide op­en swing, and let the King
The King of glo­ry in.

Behold, He com­eth with clouds,
The Judge whom all must meet;
And they who pierc­ed His hands and feet
Shall stand be­fore His judg­ment seat.

Refrain

Behold, He com­eth with clouds,
All earth­ly pomp shall pale;
All kin­dreds of the earth shall wail,
And sin­ful men be­fore Him quail.

Refrain

Behold, He com­eth with clouds,
His com­ing draw­eth near;
Come, now His voice of mer­cy hear—
Be rea­dy when He shall ap­pear.

Refrain