17. He Comes! He Comes! the Bridegroom Comes

C.M.D.
1
He comes! He comes! the Bridegroom comes!
 
The "Morning Star" appears;
 
The cloudless morning sweetly dawns;
 
Saints, quit this vale of tears;
 
Your absent Lord no longer mourn;
 
Reproach no longer bear;
 
He comes! He comes! rise, happy saints,
 
To meet Him in the air.
2
He comes! He comes! the Son of Man!
 
The final Adam now;
 
"The King of kings, and Lord of lords"!
 
All knees before Him bow.
 
He comes! His Israel in the land
 
Of promise to install;
 
He comes! He comes! to clear away
 
The ruins of the fall.
3
He comes! He comes! the Bridegroom comes!
 
O sinner, hear the sound;
 
Accept Him now, if you among
 
His chosen would be found;
 
Still mercy’s offered — costless — free — 
 
No longer turn away;
 
He comes! He comes! oh, linger not,
 
Come while ’tis called "today."
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