Bilingual
When He Cometh
- Words:
- W. O. Cushing/J. B. Cabrera
- Music:
- George F. Root
Sheet music
- 1When He cometh, when He comethTo make up His jewels,All His jewels, precious jewels,His loved and His own.Like the stars of the morning,His bright crown adorning,They shall shine in their beauty,Bright gems for His crown.
- 2He will gather, He will gatherThe gems for His kingdom:All the pure ones, all the bright ones,His loved and His own.Like the stars of the morning,His bright crown adorning,They shall shine in their beauty,Bright gems for His crown.
- 3Little children, little childrenWho love their RedeemerAre the jewels, precious jewels,His loved and His own.Like the stars of the morning,His bright crown adorning,They shall shine in their beauty,Bright gems for His crown.
In the hymnals
- Written in 1856, the words are in 463 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are 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.