SAVIOUR, Thou art coming,
Coming very soon;
Suddenly, some morning,
Eve, or night or noon.
Quickly, in a moment,
We shall quit the earth;
See Thee in Thy beauty,
Glory, grace, and worth.
Then, oh, wondrous blessing!
We shall be like Thee,
Never more have sorrow,
E’er from sin be free.
Then, with Thee in glory,
Brightly we shall shine;
Know Thy love more fully—
Love so true, divine.
Yet, alas! how many
All this joy will miss;
Only those who love Thee
Can with Thee have bliss.
Lord we’ve many lov’d ones,
For whose fate we fear;
Show them Thy salvation,
Ere Thou dost appear —
That, when Thou descendest
For us in the air,
And we rise to meet Thee,
They, too, may be there.