The Light of His Coming

The light of His com­ing is flash­ing afar

The ris­ing and glo­ry of Beth­le­hem’s star

The heav­ens re­ceive Him no long­er from sight

Descending

en­com­passed with se­ra­phim bright.

Rejoice

O ye faith­ful

the circ­ling of years

Has hast­ened His com­ing to dry up your tears;

The sweet fields of Ed­en again are re­stored—

The king­doms of earth now be­long to your Lord.

He comes

the Mes­si­ah

to har­vest the earth

The gems of His crown are bright jew­els of worth;

The man­tle of death is now fold­ed away

The faith­ful of ag­es are born in a day.

Behold the des­pis­èd

the cru­ci­fied One

Once led to the cross

now as­cend­ing the throne;

The kings of the earth cast their crowns at His feet

The hosts of the heav­ens His prais­es re­peat.