The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#884

884. The Lord will come! but not the same

1 The Lord will come! but not the same
As once in lowly form he came
A silent Lamb to slaughter led,
The bruised, the suffering, and the dead.

2 The Lord will come! a dreadful form,
With wreath of flame and robe of storm,
On cherub wings and wings of wind,
Anointed Judge of human-kind.

3 Can this be He who went to stray
A pilgrim on the world's highway;
By power oppressed, and mocked by pride?
O God! is this the Crucified?

4 Ye men of earth, to mountains call;
Bid ragged rocks upon you fall;
Seek, in the cavern's gloomy maze,
A refuge from this piercing gaze.

5 But saints who here have waited long,
Now raise with joy the choral song,
Lo! this is he, our coming Lord,
He saves according to his word.

Text Information

• First Line: The Lord will come! but not the same
• Author: Reginald Heber
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Second Advent: Executive Judgment

Tune Information

• Name: ALL SAINTS
• Composer: William Knapp
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: A Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #223, 875, or 301.