The Hymnbook ‎#234

234. Lo! He Comes, with Clouds Descending

1 Lo! He comes, with clouds descending,
Once for our salvation slain;
Thousand thousand saints attending
Swell the triumph of His train:
Alleluia, alleluia!
Christ the Lord returns to reign.

2 Every eye shall now behold Him,
Robed in dreadful majesty;
Those who set at nought and sold Him,
Pierced, and nailed Him to the tree,
Deeply wailing, deeply wailing,
Shall the true Messiah see.

3 Yea, Amen! let all adore Thee,
High on Thine eternal throne;
Saviour, take the power and glory;
Claim the Kingdom for Thine own:
Alleluia, alleluia!
Thou shalt reign, and Thou alone.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Lo! He comes, with clouds descending
• Title: Lo! He Comes, with Clouds Descending
• Author: Charles Wesley (1758; alt.)
• Author: John Cennick (1752)
• Meter: 8. 7. 8. 7. 8. 7.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Mark 14:62
  ;
  Revelation 1:7
  ;
  Revelation 11:15
• Topic: Christ: Second Coming; Christ: King; Church, The: Church Triumphant; Victory; Jesus Christ: His Coming in Glory

Tune Information

• Name: HOLYWOOD
• Meter: 8. 7. 8. 7. 8. 7.
• Key: D Major
• Source: J. F. Wade's Cantus Diversi, 1751