JESUS CHRIST >> SECOND ADVENT
SDAH 213
Lift up the trumpet, and loud let it ring:
Jesus is coming again!
Cheer up, ye pilgrims, be joyful and sing:
Jesus is coming again!
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Hymn Spotlight: Jesus Is Coming Again
Jessie E. Strout’s rousing text celebrates the global proclamation of Christ’s return. With confident hope, it points to the signs fulfilling before our eyes. George E. Lee’s tune has become iconic through its long association with the Voice of Prophecy, making it a beloved anthem of Adventist faith. Let this familiar chorus lift our voices with assurance: “Jesus is coming again!”
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Introductions for Sabbath School Song Service (based on specific lesson quarterlies):
The Son of man regains what Adam lost. It also suggests that He shares common ground with humanity. The title Son of man points to His bond with humankind. From the broad context of the Scriptures, we can infer that the Son of man not only represents His people in the heavenly tribunal, but He also can identify with them because He partakes of their human nature (Heb. 2:14, Heb. 4:15). We also should note that the Son of man of Daniel 7 must be identified with the Prince of the Host (Dan. 8:11), the “man clothed in linen” (Dan. 10:5), and Michael (Dan. 10:13, Dan. 12:1). To conclude, the Son of man of Daniel 7 is clearly the Messiah Jesus Christ, who comes to the presence of God the Father as a representative of the saints (1 John 2:1) on the antitypical day of atonement. (Lesson 8, 1st Quarter 2020 – Wednesday, The Coming of the Son of Man, 2/19/2020)
The first two stanzas of this rousing hymn by Jessie E. Strout, about whom we have no information, tell of the worldwide proclamation of the massage of the second advent of Jesus. The last two stanzas enumerate certain signs that indicate the nearness of this event.
The omitted stanza is:
3. Sound it, old ocean, in each mighty wave:
Jesus is coming again!
Break on the sands of the shores that ye lave;
Jesus is coming again!
The tune, entitled JESUS IS COMING AGAIN in Church Hymnal, 1941, was composed in 1872 by George E. Lee, about whom nothing is known. In that same year, the song was published by Advent Christians. F. E. Belden included it in Hymns and Tunes, 1886. Since about the year 1937, the first stanza and refrain have been sung as a theme song for the Voice of Prophecy radio broadcast.
📖 Reference: Companion to the Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal by Wayne Hooper and Edward E. White. Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1988.
Stanza:
1 – Isaiah 58:1
John 14:3
Psalm 149:5
2 – Psalm 96:12
Psalm 98:8
Matthew 24:30
Revelation 13:8
3 – Psalm 98:7
4 – Luke 21:10, 11
5 – Revelation 11:18
Daniel 12:4
Text
1
Lift up the trumpet, and loud let it ring:
Jesus is coming again!
Cheer up, ye pilgrims, be joyful and sing:
Jesus is coming again!
Refrain
Coming again, coming again,
Jesus is coming again!
2
Echo it, hilltops; proclaim it, ye plains:
Jesus is coming again!
Coming in glory, the Lamb that was slain;
Jesus is coming again!
3
Heavings of earth, tell the vast, wondering throng:
Jesus is coming again!
Tempests and whirlwinds, the anthem prolong;
Jesus is coming again!
4
Nations are angry–by this we do know
Jesus is coming again!
Knowledge increases; men run to and fro;
Jesus is coming again!
Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
(a) Isa 58:1; John 14:3; Ps 149:5 (b) Ps 96:12; Ps 98:8; Matt 24:30; Rev 13:8 (c) Ps 98:7 (d) Luke 21:10, 11 (e) Rev 11:18; Dan 12:4
Author
Jessie E. Strout
Year Published
1872
Metrical Number
10.7.10.7.Ref.
Composer
George E. Lee
Year Composed
1872
