Old Melodies

When the King of kings comes

No. 1167
Tune WHEN THE KING OF KINGS COMES.
Words Anon.
Music N. Billings.
Key C major
Singing key B♭ major
Time 2/4
5 stanzas

Words

When the King of kings comes,When the Lord of lords comes,We shall have a joyful day,We shall have a joyful day,When the King of kings comes!Great Babylon is broken down,And kingdoms once of great renown,And saints now suff'ring wear the crown,When the King of kings comes.

When the trump of God calls,When the last of foes falls,We shall have a joyful day,When the King of kings comes:O, then the saints, raised from the dead,Are with the living gatherèd,And all made like their glorious Head,When the King of kings comes.

When the foe's distress comes,Then the church's "rest" comes:We shall have a joyful day,When the King of kings comes:And then the new Jerusalem,Surpassing all reports of fame,Shines, worthy of its Maker's name,When the King of kings comes.

When the world its course has run,When the Judgment is begun;We shall have a joyful day,—When the King of kings comes;To see the sons of God well known,All spotless to their Father shown,And Jesus all his brethren own,When the King of kings comes.

When the conqueror's hour comes,When he with great power comes,We shall have a joyful day,—When the King of kings comes;To see all things by him restored,And God himself alone adoredBy all the saints, with one accord,When the King of kings comes.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: running head «MISCELLANEOUS—OLD MELODIES.»; hymn number «1167» (large), tune name «WHEN THE KING OF KINGS COMES.» centred (condensed capitals and small capitals), «N. BILLINGS.» at the right (capitals and small capitals); no meter and no reference line. Stanza 1 is set between the staves (numbered «1.»), with its third line written out twice as it is sung («We shall have a joy - ful day,» at the end of system 1 and again at the start of system 2); it is given below with the syllables joined into whole words and the repeated line kept. Stanzas 2–5 are printed as text in two columns under the music (2, 3 left; 4, 5 right), numbered «2»–«5» without a period (numbered «2.»–«5.» here like stanza 1), the fourth and eighth lines («When the King of kings comes») indented; stanza 1 is indented the same way here. «Anon.» in italics at the right after stanza 5. The print sets a thin space before «:», «;» and «!» («comes :», «begun ;», «comes !»); it is closed up here. Typographic quotes around «rest» (stanza 3) are written as straight quotes. Stanza 2, line 6 prints «gatherèd» with a grave accent (three syllables, for the music) — kept. Stanza 3, line 6 prints «Surpassiug» (a turned «n») — kept as printed, see uncertainties.md. Stanza 4, line 8 prints «kingscomes.» with almost no space — written «kings comes.». In stanza 1, «kingdoms» is printed unhyphenated under its two notes and «of» (m9) with a damaged «o». Spelling, punctuation and capitals («Judgment», «Head», «Maker's») are the print's.