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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHRIST'S COMING, by CLYDE MCGEE
First Line: The peoples long have waited
Last Line: Exalt his holy name!
Subject(s): Jesus Christ; Judgment Day; Justice; End Of The World; Doomsday; Fall Of Man
First Line: The peoples long have waited
Last Line: Exalt his holy name!
Subject(s): Jesus Christ; Judgment Day; Justice; End Of The World; Doomsday; Fall Of Man
The peoples long have waited
The coming of their Lord;
Nor have they ever doubted
He would fulfill His Word;
And now a spirit stirreth,
The whole earth hears the cry
As down the road of ages
The Christ comes riding by.
He comes unto the nations
In dreams and hopes of peace,
In earnest expectation
Of day when wars shall cease;
He comes to the forgotten,
The children of the night,
He comes the strong Defender
Of justice, truth, and right.
He comes amid our dangers
In courage for our need;
He comes in quiet challenge
To prove our faith with deed;
He comes to save our cities,
To lift the fallen high;
Behold Him as He cometh,
The Christ now riding by!
Receive Him, then, ye peoples,
Who made a Cross His Throne;
The sceptre of His spirit,
Let all the peoples own.
O ye, who wait His coming,
Be every heart aflame!
Lift high, lift high, His Banners,
Exalt His Holy Name!
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