Do you hear the migh­ty clash­ing
Of the thoughts of men of pow­er?
Do you see the omens thick­en­ing
Of a cri­sis ev­ery hour?
What is this? and what the other?
Why this strange un­rest abroad?
Ah, the signs fore­tell the coming,
Yes, the com­ing of the Lord.

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Oh, the com­ing, oh the com­ing,
All the signs fore­tell the com­ing,
Yes, the com­ing of the Lord.
Oh, the com­ing, oh the com­ing,
All the signs fore­tell the com­ing,
Yes, the com­ing of the Lord.

All the plans of so­cial schem­ers,
All the strug­gles of the years,
All the odes of po­et dream­ers
Are ob­scured with doubts and fears.
And the world is wait­ing, breath­less,
For an evo­lu­tion vast:
Wrought in God, and like an an­chor,
In a migh­ty cur­rent cast.

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What the out­come of the con­flict?
What the end, ah, who can say?
We may read in liv­ing let­ters,
We may know, yea, know to­day!
More than mor­tal words pro­claim it,
Revelations from our God,
All the signs fore­tell the com­ing,
Yes, the com­ing of the Lord.

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