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Second Advent

The Lord is coming! seas, retire!

  • No. 882
  • Words Anon.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

The Lord is coming! seas, retire!Ye mountains, melt to liquid fire!Ye oceans, cease to ebb and flow!His stately steppings ye should know.

2

The Lord is coming! Who shall stand?Who shall be found at his right hand?—He with the righteous garment onWhich Christ our glorious King hath won.

3

The Lord is coming! watch and pray!So shalt thou hasten that glad day;So shalt thou then escape the snare,And Christ's eternal glory share.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «882» in the right column of p. 295 (below hymn 881), reference line «19, 347, 212.» in italics (sing to the tune of hymn 19, 347 or 212 — all L. M.: 19 DUKE STREET, 347 WARD, 212 PARK STREET); three stanzas, all lines flush; «Anon.» in italics at the end. The first word, «THE», is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «!», «?» and «;» («coming !», «retire !», «stand ?», «hand ?—», «day ;»); it is closed up here. The printer's curly apostrophe is written straight («Christ's»). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., 8.8.8.8).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Second Advent · No. 882 · printed page 295
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02