EARLY ADVENT
SDAH 438
You will see your Lord a-coming,
You will see your Lord a-coming,
You will see your Lord a-coming
In a few more days.
Text
1
You will see your Lord a-coming,
You will see your Lord a-coming,
You will see your Lord a-coming
In a few more days.
Refrain:
Hear the band of music,
Hear the band of music,
Hear the band of music
which is sounding thro’ the air.
2
Gabriel sounds his mighty trumpet,
Gabriel sounds his mighty trumpet,
Gabriel sounds his mighty trumpet
In a few more days.
3
You will see the saints arising,
You will see the saints arising,
You will see the saints arising
In a few more days.
4
Angels bear them to the Savior,
Angels bear them to the Savior,
Angels bear them to the Savior
In a few more days.
5
Then we’ll shout, our suff’ring over,
Then we’ll shout, our suff’ring over,
Then we’ll shout, our suff’ring over
In a few more days.
Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
(a) Luke 21:27 (b) 1 Cor 15:52 (c) 1 Thess 4:17
Text Source
from Millennial Harp, 1843
Copyright
Arrangement copyright 1984 by Wayne Hooper
Theme
EARLY ADVENT
Hymn Tune
OLD CHURCH YARD
Metrical Number
8.8.8.5.Ref.
Arranged
Wayne Hooper, 1984 (1920-2001)
Tune Source
Early Advent hymn sung by James White
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Notes
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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)
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