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To the kingdom promised long

  • No. 902
  • Words Horatius Bonar.
  • 5 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

To the kingdom promised long,With his shining angel throng,Righteous vengeance to fulfill,Recompense for good and ill,Adam's race from dust to call,Lo, He cometh, Judge of all!Adam's race from dust to call,Lo, He cometh, Judge of all.

2

He shall speak, and earth shall hear;Rending rocks shall quake with fear,And the waking dead shall comeFrom the silence of the tomb.Shaken heavens and shattered earthThen shall rise to second birth.Shaken heavens and shattered earthThen shall rise to second birth.

3

Then the glory to his own!Then the kingdom and the crown!Then the sinner's hope shall close;Then begin his final woes;Then he knocks, but knocks in vain,—Who shall break his iron chain?Then he knocks, but knocks in vain,—Who shall break his iron chain?

4

Earth is fleeing, fleeing fast,And its beauty fades at last;O beloved, then, awake,Bonds of carnal slumber break;Wake, beloved, watch and pray,While remains one hour of day!Wake, beloved, watch and pray,While remains one hour of day!

5

Judgment cometh;—O beware!Judgment cometh;—O prepare!Steadfast, steadfast let us stand,For the Judge is nigh at hand;Steadfast let us rest each night,Steadfast wake at morning light.Steadfast let us rest each night,Steadfast wake at morning light.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «902» (large) in the left column of p. 302, under «James Montgomery.» of hymn 901, with the italic reference line «771, 778, 567.» (= sing to the tunes of hymns 771, 778 or 567) beside the number; five stanzas of eight lines, numbered «1»–«5» without a full stop (numbered «1.»–«5.» here as in the other deliveries of this book). Stanza 1 and the first four lines of stanza 2 stand in the left column; lines 5–8 of stanza 2 continue at the top of the right column (no number repeated), followed by stanzas 3–5; «Horatius Bonar.» in italics after stanza 5. All lines of each stanza stand at the same margin (no indentation). In every stanza lines 7–8 repeat lines 5–6 word for word (stanza 1 with «all!» the first time and «all.» the second); they are printed in full and transcribed in full. The print sets a thin space before «;», «!» and «?» («hear ;», «own !», «close ;», «chain ?», «break ;», «day !», «cometh ;—», «beware !», «hand ;»); it is closed up here. No meter is printed (the text is 7s, eight lines = 7s. D., the meter of the three reference tunes and of hymn 901 printed above it). Spelling («fulfill»), punctuation (the dashes in «vain,—», «cometh;—O») and capitals («He cometh, Judge of all») are the print's; apostrophes are written straight.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Second Advent · No. 902 · printed page 302
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02