The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13265

13265. Yonder, See The Lord Descending

1 Yonder, see the Lord descending,
Hark! His chariot’s drawing near;
Starry worlds before Him rending,
Flaming troops do now appear.
Heaven shaking, earth is quaking,
Mountains fly before His face,
See the dead their graves forsaking,
Nature sinking in a blaze.

2 Now behold the shining conquerors,
Rising from their dusty beds,
Fly to meet their blessed Savior,
Glittering crowns upon their heads;
Hear them tell their pleasing story
To their smiling, lovely king,
Glory, glory, glory, glory,
Glory is the song they sing.

3 Once an infant in a manger,
There the Lord of glory lay;
No place for that little stranger
But upon the oxen’s hay;
Now He’s crowned with a rainbow
Brighter than a sardius stone;
Now He comes—the Christian sees Him
Seated on His great white throne.

Text Information

• First Line: Yonder, see the Lord descending
• Title: Yonder, See The Lord Descending
• Author: John A. Granade, 1770-1807 (alt.)
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Language: English
• Source: The Sacred Songster, 5th ed. by Amos Pilsbury (Columbia, SC, 1825)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: ITHACA by Philip P. Bliss, NETTLETON from Wyeth's Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second (1813), SAILING by Philip P. Bliss, SANCTUARY by John B. Dykes, ZUM FRIEDEN by Johann S. Bach

Tune Information

• Name: HYFRYDOL
• Composer: Rowland Huw Prichard (1855)
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain