Second Advent

Saviour, my spirit longs

No. 912
Metre H. M.
Tune PELDON.
Words Anon.
Music Unknown.
Key A major
Singing key G major
Time 2/2 (system 1), 3/2 (system 2)
5 stanzas

Words

Saviour, my spirit longsTo see the glorious dayWhen saints with joyful songsAnd lifted eyes shall say,"Lo, this is he, our glorious Lord,He comes according to his word."

He comes to set us freeFrom every galling chain,In glorious liberty,In endless life to reign.Lo, this is he, our glorious Lord,He comes according to his word.

To David's glorious Son,The glad hosanna raise,His blissful reign begun,Shall last through endless days.Lo, this is he, our glorious Lord,He comes according to his word.

From sin, and death, and hell,We evermore are free,With Christ henceforth to dwell,And all his glory see.Lo, this is he, our glorious Lord,He comes according to his word.

The Saviour, promised long,Appears, on earth to reign;Awake the swelling song,Loud peal the lofty strain,Lo, this is he, our glorious Lord,He comes according to his word.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: running head «SECOND ADVENT—EXECUTIVE JUDGMENT.»; hymn number «912» (large), tune name «PELDON. H. M.» centred over the music, «UNKNOWN.» at the right (capitals and small capitals). Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, one line per system, with «1.» before «Sav-iour,»: system 1 carries lines 1–4, system 2 lines 5–6 with line 6 sung twice («He comes according to his word, He comes ac - cord-ing to his word.»); the repeat is given once below, with the punctuation of its last printing («word."»; the first printing ends «word,»). Stanzas 2–3 are printed as text in the left column below the music, under the reference line «252, 167.» in italics (= may also be sung to the tunes of hymns 252 or 167); stanzas 4–5 stand in the right column, followed by «Anon.» in italics. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. The print sets a thin space before «;» («reign ;»); it is closed up here. Curly quotation marks are written straight. Spelling («Saviour»), punctuation and capitals are the print's. A handwritten ink note of this copy («In 1869 Hymnal 34…») runs over the end of stanza 5; it is not part of the print.