JESUS CHRIST >> SECOND ADVENT
SDAH 207
It may be at morn, when the day is awaking,
When sunlight through darkness and shadow is breaking,
That Jesus will come in the fullness of glory
To receive from the world His own.
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Text
1
It may be at morn, when the day is awaking,
When sunlight through darkness and shadow is breaking,
That Jesus will come in the fullness of glory
To receive from the world His own.
Refrain
O Lord Jesus, how long, how long
Ere we shout the glad song?
Christ returneth, Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Amen, Hallelujah! Amen.
2
It may be at midday, it may be at twilight,
It may be, perchance, that the blackness of midnight
Will burst into light in the blaze of His glory,
When Jesus receives His own.
3
O joy! O delight! should we go without dying,
No sickness, no sadness, no dread, and no crying,
Caught up through the clouds with our Lord into glory,
When Jesus receives His own.
Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
(a) Mark 13:35; Matt 13:26 (b) Matt 24:27 (c) 1 Thess 4:17 (r) Rev 6:10
Author
H.L. Turner, 19th century
Metrical Number
12.12.12.7.Ref.
Composer
James McGranaham (1840-1907)
Recommended Reading
This is the premise on which H.L. Turner wrote his hymn. Not knowing how much longer will it take for Christ to return, he ruminates on the idea that maybe, He will come in the morning, at midday, at twilight, or at midnight.
With vividness in his writing, Turner describes that moment when Christ returns. Phrases like “sunlight through darkness,” “blaze of His glory,” and “blackness of midnight will burst into light” will make any reader imagine the grandeur of the scene. Continue reading.
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