End Times

Christ Returneth

Words:
H. L. Turner, 1878. Music and Setting: 'Christ Returneth' James McGranahan, 1891.
Metre:
12 12 12 7 14 14 6
  1. 1It may be at morn, when the day is awaking,When sunlight through darkness and shadow is breaking That Jesus will come in the fullness of glory To receive from the world "His own."O Lord Jesus, how long, how long Ere we shout the glad song,Christ returneth!Hallelujah!Hallelujah!Amen. Hallelujah!Amen.
  2. 2It may be at midday, it may be at twilight,It may be, perchance, that the blackness of midnightWill burst into light in the blaze of His glory,When Jesus receives "His own."O Lord Jesus, how long, how long Ere we shout the glad song,Christ returneth! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Amen.Hallelujah! Amen.
  3. 3While hosts cry Hosanna, from heaven descending,With glorified saints and the angels attending,With grace on His brow, like a halo of glory,Will Jesus receive "His own."O Lord Jesus, how long, how long Ere we shout the glad song,Christ returneth! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Amen.Hallelujah! Amen.
  4. 4Oh, joy! oh, delight! should we go without dying,No sickness, no sadness, no dread and no crying.Caught up through the clouds with our Lord into glory,When Jesus receives "His own."O Lord Jesus, how long, how long Ere we shout the glad song,Christ returneth! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Amen.Hallelujah! Amen.

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  • Written in 1878, the words are in 195 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →

Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project (Brian J. Dumont), which places its own work in the public domain. Further sheet music is from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.

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