17089. He Is Coming By and By

1. Careless pil­grim, now arise,
For the day­light swift­ly flies,
And the clock of time will strike the pro­mised hour.
When the Mas­ter shall ap­pear,
And with shin­ing ones draw near,
In the full­ness of His glo­ry, light and pow’r.

Refrain

He is com­ing, com­ing,
He is com­ing in His glo­ry by and by;
Are we rea­dy for the Bride­groom?
We will meet Him in the sky;
He is com­ing in His glo­ry, by and by.

2. Let us watch, and work, and pray,
Let us walk the nar­row way,
For the Lord will come some day, to call His own;
O for grace to serve Him more,
Till on wings of love we soar,
And with rap­ture greet the Lamb up­on the throne.

Refrain

3. Our re­demp­tion draw­eth nigh,
Let us lift our eyes on high,
More and more that "bless­èd hope" will cheer the soul;
Trusting in the Sav­ior’s blood,
Washed in Cal­v’ry’s heal­ing flood,
We shall praise Him while eter­nal ag­es roll.

Refrain

Text Information
First Line: Careless pilgrim, now arise, For the daylight swiftly flies
Title: He Is Coming By and By
Author: Eliza E. Hewitt
Refrain First Line: He is coming, coming
Language: English
Source: In The Revival No. 3, edited by Charlie Tillman (Atlanta, Georgia: Charlie Tillman Song Book Company, 1899), number 134



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