Verse 1
Behold he comes! And every eye
Shall see him in the clouds draw near!
The judge, to those who made him die
In vain, shall terribly appear:

Verse 2
Who pierc’d him by their sins beneath,
Expos’d afresh, and crucified,
Renounc’d their interest in his death,
And bought by him, their Lord denied.

Verse 3
Rebellious worms, they would not take
The grace he waited long to give,
But cast his words behind their back,
And would not come to him, and live.

Verse 4
Him shall they see with wrath return,
’Gainst those who made his offers vain,
And all the tribes of earth shall mourn,
Adjudg’d to everlasting pain.

Verse 5
The unbelieving world shall wail,
And gnaw their tongues, and gnash their teeth;
But we, who let his grace prevail,
Shall never taste that second death.

Verse 6
We with our Lord shall always live,
The God of our salvation praise,
To him alone rejoice to give
The glory of his sovereign grace.

Verse 6
Come, gracious Lord, we wait thy day,
We languish to be taken home;
No longer let thy chariot stay;
Come, gracious Lord, to judgment come.