Scripture Verse

The dead in Christ shall rise first, then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Mrs. O. B. Wil­son, in Win­dows of Hea­ven No. 7, ed­it­ed by John B. Vaugh­an (Ath­ens, Georg­ia: J. B. Vaugh­an, 1909) (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Wil­son’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of her (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

There’ll be shout­ing in the air
When the Sav­ior comes,
With His clouds of light and wings of flame;
All the na­tions un­der­ground
Then shall hear the trum­pet sound
And rise shout­ing when He comes again.

Refrain

There’ll be shout­ing, there’ll be shout­ing,
There’ll be shout­ing when He comes again;
There’ll be shout­ing, there’ll be shout­ing,
There’ll be shout­ing when He comes again.

There’ll be shou­ting in the air
When the Sav­ior comes,
When He comes to earth to claim His own;
From the east and from the west
Over all this vast domain,
They’ll rise shout­ing when He comes again.

Refrain

When the re­sur­rec­tion comes
And the saints arise
To go meet the Sav­ior in the skies,
Hallelujahs we will sing,
Shouting prais­es to His name;
There’ll be shout­ing when He comes again.

Refrain

’Tis a bless­èd, bless­èd thought,
That He’ll come some day,
And will bear us in a cloud away,
To our bless­èd home on high,
Free from sor­row, toil and pain,
There’ll be shout­ing when He comes again.

Refrain