Author: Willliam Claggett Gage Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: O’er all the land have the signs now appeared Refrain First Line: Sound forth the tidings, long, loud and clear Lyrics:
1 O’er all the land have the signs now appeared,
Telling us soon our dear Savior will come;
Long has the worn pilgrim watched, hoped and feared,
Waiting for the blessed hope; O come, Savior, come.
Refrain:
Sound forth the tidings, long, loud and clear;
Jesus is coming, and soon will appear;
All hearts respond as we long for our home,
"Quickly come, O blessèd Jesus;
Come, Savior, come."
2 Signs in the sun and the moon and the stars,
Faithfully show that the great day is near;
Nations distressed by the rumors of wars,
And the hearts of wicked men are failing for fear. [Refrain]
3 These, to the pilgrim, are omens of cheer;
Toiling and sighing in life’s gloomy way;
All, all proclaim that the Savior is near,
And the light is dawning of that soon coming day. [Refrain]
4 Then let us rally, and fresh courage take;
Soon we will hear our dear Lord’s loving oice;
Those who will now all their errors forsake,
Soon the pearly gates will enter; sing and rejoice. [Refrain]
Used With Tune: [O’er all the land have the signs now appeared] Text Sources: Seventh Day Adventist Hymns and Tune Book by Edwin Barnes and Franklin E. Belden (Battlle Creek: Mich: Review & Herald, 1888)
Come, Savior, Come