Scripture Verse

The Lord Himself shall descend from Heaven…with the trump of God. 1 Thessalonians 4:16

Introduction

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James Vines (1866–1935)

Words & Mu­sic: James M. Vines, in Go­spel Tid­ings (Car­roll­ton, Georg­ia: South­ern Mu­sic, 1909), num­ber 26 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

When the trump of God shall sound and
Every na­tion shall arise,
Hallelujah! we shall sing;
When we see the Lord des­cend­ing
In His glo­ry from the skies,
Hallelujah! we shall sing.

Refrain

We shall sing, and praise our King;
When we hear our Sav­ior’s wel­come
And re­ceive a harp and crown,
We shall sing and praise our King;
Hallelujah! we shall sing.

When our pre­cious ones shall greet us
Round the Fa­ther’s great white throne,
Hallelujah! we shall sing;
There as heirs of life eter­nal
We shall know as we are known,
Hallelujah! we shall sing.

Refrain

When the Lord shall find us faith­ful,
And our tri­als are all o’er,
Hallelujah! we shall sing;
When He crowns and bids us en­ter
In His joy for­ev­er­more,
Hallelujah! we shall sing.

Refrain