Welcome Sight! The Lord Descending!

Welcome sight! the Lord des­cend­ing!

Jesus in the clouds ap­pears;

Lo! the Sav­ior comes

in­tend­ing

Now to dry His peo­ple’s tears.

Lo! the Sav­ior comes to reign:

Welcome to His wait­ing train.

Long they mourned their ab­sent mas­ter;

Long they felt like men for­lorn;

Bid the sea­sons fly still fast­er

While they sighed for His re­turn:

Lo! the pe­ri­od comes at last;

All their sor­rows now are past.

Now from home no longer ban­ished

They are go­ing to their rest;

Though the heav­ens and earth have van­ished

With their Lord they shall be blest:

Blest with Him His saints shall be;

Blest through­out eter­ni­ty!

Happy peo­ple! grace un­bound­ed

Grace alone

ex­alts you thus:

Be ashamed

and be con­found­ed;

Sing for ev­er—Not to us

Not to us be glo­ry giv­en—

Glory to the God of Heav­en!