Scripture Verse

The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 2 Peter 3:10

Introduction

Words: Ed­ward A. Barnes, in Glo­ri­ous Things in Sac­red Song, by Tul­li­us O’Kane (De­la­ware, Ohio: T. C. O’Kane, 1886), page 36.

Music: Tul­li­us C. O’Kane (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Barnes (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

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Tullius C. O’Kane (1830–1912)

Lyrics

There is com­ing a day
When the Lord will ap­pear,
As writ­ten in words we are taught to be­lieve,
With His pre­sence di­vine,
And His an­gels of light,
The glo­ry of which it is vain to con­ceive.

Refrain

Coming, yes, com­ing; com­ing, yes, com­ing;
There’s com­ing a day when the Lord will ap­pear,
Coming, yes, com­ing; com­ing, yes, com­ing;
There’s com­ing a day when the Lord will ap­pear.

Then the ocean will roar,
And the ele­ments melt,
And all that is earth­ly for­ev­er be gone;
Then the trum­pet will sound
Till the dead shall awake,
That all may be­hold the mil­len­ni­al morn.

Refrain

There is com­ing a day
When the Lord will ap­pear,
Revealing His pow’r and ful­fill­ing His word.
O ye child­ren of light
Who are wait­ing in faith,
Be rea­dy to wel­come the day of the Lord.

Refrain