2 ’Tis the hope of yonder kingdom, and the glory there prepared,
  And the looking for the Savior to appear,
That delivers us from bondage to the world that once ensnared,
  For the coming of the kingdom draweth near.

3 With the coming of the kingdom we shall see our blessed Lord,
  For the King ere the kingdom must appear;
Hallelujah to his name, who redeemed us by his blood! 
  Oh, the coming of the kingdom draweth near.

4 Oh, the world is growing weary, it has waited now so long,
  And the hearts of men are failing them for fear;
Let us tell them of the kingdom, let us cheer them with the song,
  That the coming of the kingdom draweth near.

     D. W. Whittle.

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Christ’s Coming Desired. (224)

Come, thou long-expected Jesus! 
  Born to set thy people free! 
From our fears and sins release us,
  Let us find our rest in thee.

2 Israel’s strength and consolation,
  Hope of all the earth thou art;
Dear desire of ev’ry nation,
  Joy of ev’ry longing heart.

3 Born, thy people to deliver;
  Born a child, and yet a King;
Born to reign in us forever,
  Now thy gracious kingdom bring.

4 By thine own eternal Spirit
  Rule in all our hearts alone;
By thine all-sufficient merit
  Raise us to thy glorious throne.

     Charles Wesley, 1744.

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The Day of the Lord.

Our Lord is now rejected,
  And by the world disowned,
By the many still neglected,
  And by the few enthroned,
But soon he’ll come in glory,
  The hour is drawing nigh,
  For the crowning day is coming by and by.

Cho.—­Oh, the crowning day is coming,
        Is coming by and by,
      When our Lord shall come in “power,”
        And “glory” from on high. 
      Oh, the glorious sight will gladden,
        Each waiting, watchful eye,
        In the crowning day that’s coming by and by.

2 The heavens shall glow with splendor,
  But brighter far than they
The saints shall shine in glory,
  As Christ shall them array,
The beauty of the Savior,
  Shall dazzle every eye,
  In the crowning day that’s coming by and by.

3 Our pain shall then be over,
  We’ll sin and sigh no more,
Behind us all of sorrow,
  And nought but joy before,
A joy in our Redeemer,
  As we to him are nigh,
  In the crowning day that’s coming by and by.

4 Let all that look for, hasten
  The coming joyful day,
By earnest consecration,
  To walk the narrow way. 
By gathering in the lost ones,
  For whom our Lord did die,
  For the crowning day that’s coming by and by.

     D.W.  Whittle

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