Scripture Verse

Then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. Matthew 24:30

Introduction

Words: R. Por­ter Orr, in Fount of Bless­ing, ed­it­ed by Ro­bert G. Sta­ples (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois & Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio: Cen­tral Book Con­cern, 1880), page 92.

Music: Yog­ya­kar­ta R. Por­ter Orr, 1880 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

Lo! He comes, but not a Sav­ior,
Not by griefs and woes op­pressed;
Not the meek, des­pis­èd Je­sus,
Not the humble man­ger-guest.
Not to pub­lish free sal­va­tion,
Not to bear the sins of men;
Not to be be­trayed, re­ject­ed,
Scourged and cru­ci­fied again.

But He comes, with clouds des­cend­ing,
With Him saints, un­num­bered brings;
Yes, He comes the now tri­um­phant
Lord of lords and King of kings;
Comes to judge the guil­ty na­tions,
Every eye shall see that hour;
They who pierc­ed Him, they shall see Him,
And shall trem­ble at His pow­er.

They who were His true dis­ci­ples
Gladly will His com­ing hail;
They who slight­ed His free par­don,
They shall at His pre­sence wail.
To His own He’ll give a king­dom,
And a crown each one shall wear;
But His foes shall hear the sen­tence,
Doomed to dark­ness and des­pair.