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Text:What a Gath'ring That Will Be
Author:J. H. K.
Tune:[At the sounding of the trumpet, when the saints are gathered home]
Composer:J. H. Kurznkrabe. By per.

27. What a Gath'ring That Will Be

1 At the sounding of the trumpet, when the saints are gathered home,
We will greet each other by the crystal sea,
With the friends and all the loved ones there awaiting us to come,
What a gath'ring of the faithful that will be!

Chorus:
What a gath'ring, gath'ring,
At the sounding of the glorious jubilee!
What a gath'ring, gath'ring,
What a gath'ring of the faithful that will be!

2 When the angel of the Lord proclaim that time shall be no more,
We shall gather, and the saved and ransomed see;
Then to meet again together on the bright celestial shore,
What a gath'ring of the faithful that will be! [Chorus]

3 At the great and final Judgment, when the hidden comes to light,
When the Lord in all His glory we shall see;
At the bidding of our Savior, "come, ye blessed to my right,
What a gath'ring of the faithful that will be! [Chorus]

Text Information
First Line: At the sounding of the trumpet, when the saints are gathered home
Title: What a Gath'ring That Will Be
Author: J. H. K.
Refrain First Line: What a gath'ring, gath'ring
Language: English
Publication Date: 1938
Tune Information
Name: [At the sounding of the trumpet, when the saints are gathered home]
Composer: J. H. Kurznkrabe. By per.
Key: D Major



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