The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12094

12094. In Expectation Sweet

1 In expectation sweet
We’ll wait, and sing, and pray,
Till Christ’s triumphal car we meet,
And see an endless day.

2 He comes! He comes! behold
His presence melts the sky!
Celestial armies, clad in gold,
Around His chariot fly.

3 He comes! the Conqueror comes!
Death falls beneath His sword;
The joyful prisoners burst the tombs,
And rise to meet their Lord!

4 The trumpet sounds, "Awake!
Ye dead, to judgment come!"
The pillars of creation shake
While hell receives her doom.

5 Thrice happy morn for those
Who love the ways of peace;
No night of sorrow e’er shall close,
Or shade, their perfect bliss.

Text Information

• First Line: In expectation sweet
• Title: In Expectation Sweet
• Author: Joseph Swain
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Source: Walworth Hymns (London: J. Matthews, 1792)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ABER
• Composer: William Henry Monk (1875)
• Meter: SM
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Public Domain