Scripture Verse

They shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. Matthew 24:30

Introduction

Words: Anon­ymous, in The Harp, ed­it­ed by John Pear­son, Jr. (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chus­etts: J. V. Himes, 1856), num­ber 989.

Music: Ma­ry­ton H. Per­cy. Smith, in Church Hymns with Tunes (Lon­don: 1874) (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know the author, or where to get a good pic­ture of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

The Lord is com­ing in the clouds,
Is com­ing with an­gel­ic crowds;
A uni­vers­al shout shall rend
The air, and Jesus will des­cend.

How grand the pomp of His des­cent!
What glo­ry waits on the ev­ent!
The glo­ry that to Heav­en be­longs
Is His, and His the an­gels’ songs.

Unlike to those who no­thing see
Beyond the world, those men should be
Who look for Je­sus in the air,
And know that they shall meet Him there.