Second Advent

He reigns! the Lord, the Saviour reigns!

No. 875
Metre L. M.
Tune SESSIONS.
Words Isaac Watts.
Music L. O. Emerson.
Key C major
Singing key B♭ major
Time 2/2
4 stanzas

Words

He reigns! the Lord, the Saviour reigns!Sing to his name in lofty strains,Let all the saints in songs rejoice,And in his praise exalt their voice.

Deep are his counsels, and unknown,But grace and truth support his throne;Though gloomy clouds his way surround,Justice is their eternal ground.

In robes of judgment, lo, he comes!Shakes the wide earth, and cleaves the tombs;Before him burns devouring fire,The mountains melt, the seas retire.

His enemies with wild dismayFly from the sight, and shun the day;Then lift your heads, ye saints, on high,And sing, for your redemption's nigh.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: new running head «SECOND ADVENT—EXECUTIVE JUDGMENT.» (hymn 875 opens the section «Second Advent», CONTENTS 875–913); hymn number «875» (large), tune name «SESSIONS. L. M.» centred over the music (condensed display capitals and small capitals), «L. O. EMERSON.» at the right (capitals and small capitals, with a final period); «By permission» set vertically in the right margin beside the second system. Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, one line per system, with «1.» before «He»; «Saviour» and «rejoice,» are each printed whole under two notes. Stanzas 2–4 are printed as text in the left column below the music, under the reference line «212, 54, 301.» in italics (= may also be sung to the tunes of hymns 212, 54 or 301), numbered «2»–«4» without a full stop (written «2.» etc. here, like stanza 1). «Isaac Watts.» in italics after stanza 4. All four lines of each text stanza start at the same indent. Stanza 3 line 2 is too long for the column and its last word runs over («cleaves the / tombs;»); joined here as one verse line. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «!» («throne ;», «comes !», «tombs ;», «day ;»); it is closed up here. Spelling («Saviour»), punctuation and capitals are the print's.