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And to wait for His Son from heaven.
1 Thess. 1:10.
In expectation sweet,
We wait, and sing, and pray,
Till Christ’s triumphal car we meet,
And see an endless day.
2 He comes! the Conqueror comes!
Death falls beneath his sword;
The joyful prisoners burst their tombs,
And rise to meet their Lord.
3 The trumpet sounds—Awake!
Ye dead, to judgment come!
The pillars of creation shake,
While hell receives her doom.
4 Thrice happy morn for those
Who love the ways of peace;
No night of sorrow e’er shall close
Upon its perfect bliss.
Kelly.