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All Hail the Coming Son

Representative Text

1 All hail the coming Son of God,
He’s coming back again;
He’s coming in the clouds of heaven
He’s coming back to reign!
He’s coming in the clouds of heaven
He’s coming back to reign!

2 Sinners whose sins are washed away,
Nor left a single stain,
Go, hail the advent of your Lord;
He’s coming back to reign!
Go, hail the advent of your Lord;
He’s coming back to reign!

3 Let every kindred, every tribe,
Free of creation’s pain,
Aloud acclaim His welcome back—
He’s coming back to reign!
Aloud acclaim His welcome back—
He’s coming back to reign!

4 Ah! soon with all the ransomed throng,
Beholding Him once slain,
We’ll see the rolling cloud, and shout,
He’s coming back to reign!
We’ll see the rolling cloud, and shout,
He’s coming back to reign!

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #11798

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Author: James M. Gray

Born: May 11, 1851, New York City. Died: September 21, 1935, Passavant Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, New York City. Gray accepted Christ at age 22. He was educated at Bates College, Lewiston, Maine (Doctor of Divinity), and the University of Des Moines, Iowa (Doctor of Laws). In 1879 he became Rector of the First Reformed Episcopal Church in Boston, Massachusetts, where he served 14 years. He then became dean (1904-25) and president (1925-34) of the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois, and directed publication of four editions (1921-28) of the Voice of Thanksgiving, official hymnal of the Institute. A conservative theologian, Gray was one of seven editors of the popular Scofield Reference Bible. He was… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: All hail the coming Son of God
Title: All Hail the Coming Son
Author: James M. Gray (1910)
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

CORONATION (Holden)

Like MILES LANE (470), CORONATION was written for this text. Oliver Holden (b. Shirley, MA, 1765; d. Charlestown, MA, 1844) composed the tune in four parts with a duet in the third phrase. The tune, whose title comes from the theme of Perronet's text, was published in Holden's Union Harmony (1793).…

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MILES LANE (Shrubsole)

MILES LANE is one of three tunes that are closely associated with this well-known and beloved text; CORONATION is found at 471. Other hymnals also include the more florid DIADEM, composed by James Ellor in 1838 and noted for its elaborate choral harmo¬nization. MILES LANE was published anonymously…

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The Cyber Hymnal #11798

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