← There is a King of glory Hymns and Tunes (1888) · No. 870

There is a King of glory

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There is a King of glory,Ere long on earth to rise,Sung in prophetic story,Descending from the skies;The Babe of Bethlehem, 't is he;It is the man of Calvary,—Not crowned with thorns, and gory,But crowned with glory now!Not crowned with thorns to-day,Not mocked and led away,But crowned with everlasting glory now!

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He cometh, cometh speedy,To save his suffering saints,—Saints groaning, waiting, ready,—And endeth their complaints:With joy they meet him in the air,And shout the swelling triumph there;No longer poor and needy,But crowned with glory now!Not one's reviled to-day!None stumble in the way—All crowned with everlasting glory now.

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O tears, and sin, and sighing,Now let your prisoner go,Discharged from pain and dyingAnd from a world of woe;I go to Christ, he comes to me,We meet in bright eternity,On clouds he cometh flying,—On clouds of glory now!Victorious in his wars,Full many a palm he bears,And crowns of everlasting glory now!

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O, what is tribulation,And all the ills I bear,Compared with this salvation,And all the glory there?Behold a city fair and high,Bright capital of earth and sky,The joy of all creation,And filled with glory now!The armies of his grace,Triumphant reach the place:'T is glory, everlasting glory, now!

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There every sight that pleases,There every sound that cheers,There sweet, immortal breezes,Inspire the balmy years;There all the just join in a band,From every age, from every land,While o'er them reigns King Jesus,With crowns of glory now!The people of his grace,Have reached the heavenly place:'T is glory, everlasting glory, now!