Our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
Titus 2:13
Words: Anonymous, in Hymns of the Second Coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ, edited by Bailie Brown & Peter P. Bilhorn (Chicago, Illinois: Bilhorn Brothers, 1911), number 116.
Music: St. Saviour (Baker) Frederick G. Baker, in the Bristol Tune Book, Second Series (London: Novello & Ewer, 1876) (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know the author, or where to get a good picture of him or Baker (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
A bright and glorious hope is ours,
We have no portion here;
Our hearts would seek the things above,
Till Thou, Lord, shalt appear.
The world thro’ which we pass is that
Which crucified the Lord,
And how can we have any joy
Where Thou art still ignored?
The time is hastening swiftly on
When He will come again,
And o’er the earth, renewed and blessed,
With all His saints to reign.
To us ’tis giv’n to suffer still,
Until that joyful hour;
And greater glory this we deem
Than earthly pomp or power.