Hymn
The Second Advent
He comes! he comes! the Judge severe;
The seventh trumpet speaks him near,
His lightnings flash, his thunders roll;
How welcome to the faithful soul!
From heav'n angelic voices sound,
See the almighty Jesus crown'd!
Girt with omnipotence and grace,
And glory decks the Saviour's face.
Descending on his azure throne,
He claims the kingdoms for his own;
The kingdoms all obey his word,
And hail him their triumphant Lord.
Shout all the people of the sky,
And all the saints of the Most High;
Our Lord, who now his right obtains,
For ever and for ever reigns.
The Second Advent — Text from A Pocket hymn-book, 1790. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-second-advent
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Second Advent?
The words of The Second Advent were written by Charles Wesley; the version here was published in 1790. The library holds 105 more hymns by Charles Wesley, including Spirit of Faith, Come Down and Come, O Thou All-Victorious Lord.
Is The Second Advent public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from A Pocket hymn-book, published in 1790. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of The Second Advent?
The Second Advent is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Come, O Creator Spirit Blest, No Change of Time Shall Ever Shock and The Operations of the Holy Spirit.