Poems - The King Is Coming Soon

The King Is Coming Soon

Verse 1
There’s a whisper from the glory of the coming of the Lord!
Oh, the joy my heart is tasting as I rest upon His Word,
And what peace amid earth’s tumult doth this precious truth afford,–
Hold fast! I’m coming soon!

Chorus
Glory, glory! Hallelujah!
Glory, glory! Hallelujah!
Glory, glory! Hallelujah!
The King is coming soon!

Verse 2
In the glory of His promise I am living day by day,
And the light of heav’n is dawning on earth’s dreary, desert way. While I wait that sweetest whisper, “Up, my child, and come away,”–
The King is coming soon!

Verse 3
What matters it the tumult of the world with sorrow rife?
For the conflict now is enduring and the glorious Prince of life
Will present His shining laurels to the victor o’er the strife, –
The King is coming soon!

Verse 4
There’s a glory on the mountains and a glory on the sea,
And the valleys now are glowing, and the desert way can be
Just a pilgrimage to glory, since He whispered it to me–
Hold fast! I’m coming soon!

Meter: 15.15.15.6 with Chorus Tune: Battle Hymn of the Republic Earliest Known Publication: 1927 in Evangelistic Songs compiled by H. A. Ironside Published:

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