Scripture Verse

Come, Lord Jesus. Revelation 22:20

Introduction

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Henry Ostrom (1862–1941)

Words: Hen­ry Os­trom, in Songs of Praise Num­ber Two, ed­it­ed by J. Wil­bur Chap­man & Ow­en F. Pugh (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: West­min­ster Press, 1905), num­ber 29.

Music: Men­dels­sohn Fe­lix Men­dels­sohn, 1840 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)

Lyrics

Heirs of vic­to­ry are we
Through the Christ of Cal­va­ry;
Storms may beat and foes as­sail;
But His king­dom can­not fail.

Refrain

Christ is com­ing, shout your praise;
Lo! the dawn of bet­ter days;
Christ is com­ing from on high,
Victory is ve­ry nigh;
Christ is com­ing from on high,
Victory is ve­ry nigh.

He who came will come again;
Raise your hopes, O sons of men!
We His king­dom’s dawn have seen;
What though clouds may in­ter­vene?

Refrain

His ap­pear­ing draw­eth nigh;
Cease your doubt­ing, hush the sigh,
Our in­he­rit­ance is sure;
Christ hath made His Word se­cure.

Refrain

Lo! He com­eth, and shall reign;
We have not be­lieved in vain;
In our hearts who speaks re­lease
Brings from Heav’n His reign of peace.

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