LO! He comes with clouds descending, Once for favoured sinners slain: Thousand thousand saints attending Swell the triumph of His train: Hallelujah! Jesus now shall ever reign.
Every eye shall now behold Him Robed in awesome majesty; Those who set at nought and sold Him, Pierced, and nailed Him to the tree, Deeply wailing, Shall the true Messiah see.
Now redemption, long expected, See in solemn pomp appear: All His saints, by man rejected, Now shall meet Him in the air: Hallelujah! See the Day of God appear!
Every island, sea, and mountain, Heaven and earth, shall flee away; All who hate Him must, confounded, Hear the trump proclaim the Day: Come to judgement! Come to judgement! come away!
Yea, Amen! let all adore Thee, High on Thine eternal throne: Saviour, take the power and glory, Claim the kingdom for Thine own: O, come quickly, Everlasting God, come down!
John Cennick, 1718-55, Charles Wesley, 1707-88, Martin Madan, 1726-90