With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king’s palace.
Psalm 45:15
Words & Music: Richard Slater, July 1887 (🔊 pdf nwc). Slater wrote this song for the Salvation Army’s anniversary meetings that year in Alexandra Palace, London. It appeared in the Musical Salvationist in August 1887.
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There is coming on a great day of rejoicing,
When all the ransomed shall gather,
Their Lord as king to crown;
All earth’s sorrow and its sin then disappearing,
Every heart will the Savior then own.
Refrain
O the crowning day is coming,
Hallelujah!
O the crowning day is coming,
Praise the Lord!
For our Savior-King shall reign,
He shall have His own again,
Hallelujah, Hallelujah!
From far distant lands battalions now are marching,
Who will have part in the honors
Which Jesus will bestow;
God be praised for all the souls that now are starting,
Swelling the hosts that to victory go.
Refrain
Do you, comrades, feel at times a bit downhearted,
When in the fight all looks dark,
And the foe seems fierce and strong?
At such times I find my fear has all departed
When I remember that day coming on.
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