1 When you see Christ coming in the clouded sky,
Will you haste to meet him with joy?
With the holy angels he will soon draw nigh;
Will you haste to meet him with joy?
He will come to receive his own,
He will come to reward the true;
When he doth appear and his hosts draw near,
Will he bring any crown for you?
2 When the saints are singing on that happy day,
Will you join in sounding his praise?
“Thou art worthy, worthy! Shall the ransomed say,
Will you join in sounding his praise?
Will your heart overflow with love?
Will your eyes feast upon the sight?
When his face you see will his presence be
As a fount of supreme delight?
3 In his flaming glory he will soon appear;
Can you stand before him that day?
As his holy people gladly gather near,
Can you stand before him that day?
Will he find in your soul his grace?
Will he see you from sin are free?
When he testeth you in his balance true.
What, oh, what will his judgment be?
4 Unto heaven’s splendor he will soon return;
Will he take you with him to dwell?
To that land for which the ransomed ever yearn,
Will he take you with him to dwell?
Does a mansion await you there,
And a welcome to home, sweet home?
To that city fair, with its pleasures rare,
Will you soon with the righteous come?
Source: Songs of Grace and Glory: A New and Inspiring Selection of Sacred Songs for Evangelical Use and General Worship #117
Naylor, Charles Wesley. (1874--1950). C. W. Naylor was born in southern Ohio and reared in Ohio and West Virginia by grandparents. At the age of nineteen he left the Methodist church for the Church of God. He worked for a while at the Gospel Trumpet Company in Grand Junction, Michigan and on some evangelistic tours. He was ordained in 1899 in Springfield, Ohio. He was first injured in 1908 in Florida while moving timbers from under a meeting tent. He suffered a dislocated kidney and other internal injuries. A year later he was in a bus accident that left him an invalid for the rest of his life.
Naylor wrote eight books, many articles and pamphlets, many hymns and gospel songs, besides being a columnist in the Gospel Trumpet.
--John W.… Go to person page >
My Starred Hymns
My FlexScores
My Hymnals
My Purchased Files