Waiting for Christ

Christ, the Lord, will come again

No. 823
Metre 7s.
Words Anon.
Singing key F major
3 stanzas

Sung to HENDON (hymn 904)

Words

Christ, the Lord, will come again,None shall wait for him in vain;I shall then his glory see;Christ will come and call for me.

Then, when the Archangel's voiceShakes the earth and rends the skies,Rising millions shall proclaimBlessings on the Saviour's name.

Hail! redeeming Son of God!Ransomed hosts will shout aloud;Praise, eternal praise be givenTo the Lord of earth and heaven!

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «823» (large) at the foot of the left column of p. 270, under hymn 822 («Anon.»), with the reference line «904, 605, 272.» in italic figures beside it (sing to the tunes of hymns 904 HENDON, 605 ROOT or 272 HART, all 7s; no meter is printed — four lines of 7 syllables). Stanza 1 stands at the foot of the left column; stanzas 2 and 3 continue at the top of the right column, followed by «Anon.» in italics, right-aligned. Stanzas numbered «1»–«3» without periods (written «1.»–«3.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); all lines set flush. The first word «CHRIST» is set in capitals and small capitals; written «Christ». The print sets a thin space before «;» and «!» («see ;», «Hail !», «God !», «aloud ;», «heaven !»); it is closed up here. Spelling («Archangel's», «Saviour's»), punctuation and capitals are the print's.