Christ Is Coming

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Heirs of victory are we

Author: Henry Ostrom
Tune: MENDELSSOHN (51171)
Published in 10 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 Heirs of victory are we
Thro’ the Christ of Calvary;
Storms may beat and foes assail,
But His kingdom cannot fail.

Refrain:
Christ is coming, shout your praise,
Lo! the dawn of better days;
Christ is coming from on high,
Victory is very nigh,
Christ is coming from on high,
Victory is very nigh.

2 He who came will come again,
Raise your hopes, O sons of men;
We His kingdom’s dawn have seen,
What tho’ clouds may intervene. [Refrain]

3 His appearing draweth nigh,
Cease your doubtings, hush the sigh;
Our inheritance is sure,
Christ hath made His word secure. [Refrain]

4 Lo! He cometh, and shall reign,
We have not believed in vain;
In our hearts who speaks release
Brings from heav’n His reign of peace. [Refrain]

Source: Victorious Life Hymns #81

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Author: Henry Ostrom

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Text Information

Text Information

First Line:	Heirs of victory are we
Title:	Christ Is Coming
Author:	Henry Ostrom
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Christ is coming, shout your praise
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Tune

MENDELSSOHN (51171)

The tune is from the second chorus of Felix Mendelssohn's (PHH 279) Festgesang (Op. 68) for male voices and brass; it was first performed in 1840 at the Gutenberg Festival in Leipzig, a festival celebrating the anniversary of Gutenberg's invention of the printing press. Mendelssohn's tune is similar…

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