1 Soon the night of gloom will vanish,
And the morning dawn appear;
When the Lord of glory cometh,
And His coming draweth near;
With an upward gaze we’re watching
For His coming back again:
And with rapture we shall meet Him,
Evermore with Him to reign.

Refrain:
Yes, our Lord is surely coming,
And with joy we’ll gladly meet Him,
And with rapture we shall greet Him,
On that crowning day.

2 In that long expected hour,
When He cleaves the vaulted sky,
To immortal He will change us,
In the twinkling of an eye;
Then the graves of saints will open,
And the dead in Christ shall rise;
With the saints alive they’ll gather,
Meet the Savior in the skies. [Refrain]

3 When this mortal flesh shall vanish,
All immortal we shall be;
Rise to worlds of light and beauty,
Throughout all eternity;
All the powers of hell defeated,
Swallowed up in victory;
We shall reign with Him in glory,
Kings and priests forever be. [Refrain]