I Am Coming Back

There is some­thing strange­ly ten­der

In His part­ing words so sweet

Do not let your heart be trou­bled

For we by and by shall meet

In the home of many man­sions

Which I go now to pre­pare.

And when I am rea­dy

dear ones

I will come and take you there.

Ah

He whis­pered

when He left them

I am com­ing back again

And will take you to your new home

Ever near Me to re­main.

Ah

those words

so strange­ly ten­der

Still keep ec­ho­ing all round

And tho’ they have gone to glo­ry

And have reached the hal­lowed ground

The sweet pro­mise has not failed them

They are with their Lord to­night.

We shall find them rea­dy

wait­ing

Just with­in the gates of light.

Don’t you hear the words so ten­der?

Don’t they ec­ho in your heart?

Don’t they woo you from this poor life

That with which you soon must part?

Those who wait His com­ing glo­ri­ous

Then will form His roy­al train;

Oh

the rap­tur­ous hour of meet­ing

When the Lord comes back to reign.