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140. Lo! He Comes

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 naught 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;
Savior, take the power and glory;
Claim the Kingdom for Thine own:
O come quickly, O come quickly!
Thou shalt reign, and Thou alone.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Lo! He comes, with clouds descending
Title: Lo! He Comes
Author: John Cennick (1750)
Alterer: Charles Wesley (1758)
Alterer: Martin Madan (1760)
Meter: 8. 7. 8. 7. 8. 7.
Publication Date: 1957
Scripture: ;
Topic: Jesus Christ: His Coming in Glory
Notes: Alternate tunes: "Autumn," No. 60 and "Zion," No 235.
Tune Information
Name: HOLYWOOD
Meter: 8. 7. 8. 7. 8. 7.
Key: D Major
Source: J. F. Wade's Cantus Diversi, 1751



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