Our Lord’s Return in Glory

Jesus gave this gra­cious pro­mise

Ere from earth He went away

That in glo­ry He would come again

Some bright and bless­èd day!

Then He bade His true dis­ci­ples

Go to na­tions far and near

Telling them of His sal­va­tion

From all sor­row

sin

and fear!

He is com­ing! Our Lord is com­ing!

In the clouds of glo­ry He will come again.

All His loved ones then shall meet Him

And with shouts of joy shall greet Him

When He come again in ma­jes­ty to reign!

We would hail the glo­ri­ous dawn­ing

Of that glad ce­les­ti­al day

When all sor­row

and all sigh­ing

From the earth shall flee away!

And our hearts are filled with com­fort

As we trust

and hope and pray

That with our de­part­ed loved ones

We may reign with Him for aye.

O the love that gave the pro­mise

Of that glo­ri­ous day of days!

O the grace that gives us cour­age

To lift up our hearts in praise!

Will not fail us

when in glo­ry

With the holy an­gel band

He shall come to lead His loved ones

To that hap­py

heav’n­ly land.