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)
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!
“And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.” (Matthew 24:30)
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.
“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)
“And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.” (Zechariah 13:6)
“And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odors, which are the prayers of saints. And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation. And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.” (Revelation 5:6-10)
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 again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.” (John 19:37)
“And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.” (Zechariah 12:10)
“And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.” (Matthew 26:15)
“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!
“When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory.” (Matthew 25:31)
“And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.” (Matthew 24:30)
“And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.” (Revelation 11:15)
“He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.” (Revelation 22:20)
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