170. Lo! He Comes, From Heaven Descending

8,7.
by V. 1, 4 & 6, C. Wesley, 1758; v. 2, J. Cennick, 1752; combined by Madan, 1760
1
Lo! He comes, from heaven descending,
 
Once for favored sinners slain!
 
Thousand thousand saints attending
 
Swell the triumph of His train!
 
Hallelujah!
 
Jesus comes and comes to reign!
“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first.” (1 Thessalonians 4:16)
“For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.” (Hebrews 9:26)
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)
“And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree.” (Acts 10:39)
“And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints.” (Jude 14)
“And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.” (Revelation 19:11-16)
2
See the Savior, long expected,
 
Now in solemn pomp appear!
 
And His saints, by man rejected,
 
All His heavenly glory share:
 
Hallelujah!
 
See the Son of God appear!
3
Lo! the tokens of His passion,
 
Though in glory, still He bears;
 
Cause of endless exultation
 
To His ransomed worshippers;
 
Hallelujah!
 
Christ, the Lamb of God, appears.
4
Israel’s race shall now behold Him
 
Full of grace and majesty;
 
Though they set at naught and sold Him,
 
Pierced and nailed Him to the tree,
 
Now in glory
 
Shall their great Messiah see.
“And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.” (Luke 23:33)
“Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.” (John 20:27)
5
’Tis Thy heavenly bride and Spirit,
 
Jesus, Lord! that bid Thee come;
 
All the glory to inherit,
 
And to take Thy people home.
 
All creation
 
Travails, groans, till Thou shalt come.
“And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.” (Revelation 22:17)
“He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.” (Revelation 21:7)
“But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.” (1 Peter 5:10)
“And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” (John 14:3)
“For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.” (Romans 8:22)
6
Yea, Amen, let all adore Thee,
 
High on Thine exalted throne:
 
Savior, take the power and glory;
 
Claim the kingdoms for Thine own:
 
Come, Lord Jesus!
 
Hallelujah! come, Lord, come!
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