323. The Lord Himself Shall Come
S.M.
by J. Montgomery, v. 3 J.N. Darby
The Lord Himself shall come,
And shout a quickening word;
Thousands shall answer from the tomb:
“But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 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. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” (1 Thessalonians 4:13-17)
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Then, as we upward fly,
Shall be our shout of victory:
There with unwearied gaze
Our eyes on Him we’ll rest,
And satisfy with endless praise
"Knowing as we are known!"
How shall we love that word,
How oft repeat before the throne:
Once more: "Forever with the Lord!"
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