Jesus, faithful to his word

Jesus, faithful to his word
Shall with a shout descend;
All heaven's host their glorious Lord
Shall joyfully attend.
Christ shall come with dreadful noise,
Lightnings swift and thunders loud;
With the great archangel's voice,
And with the trump of God.

First the dead in Christ shall rise:
Then we that yet remain
Shall be caught up to the skies,
And see our Lord again.
We shall meet him in the air;
All wrapt up to heaven shall be;
Find, and love, and praise him there,
To all eternity.

Who can tell the happiness
This glorious hope affords?
Joy unuttered we possess
In these reviving words;
Happy while on earth we live;
Higher bliss ordained to know;
When our King to his shall give
The kingdom here below.