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Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal · No. 438 · Words: Traditional Spiritual
You Will See Your Lord A-Coming
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A traditional African-American spiritual expressing joyful anticipation of Christ's Second Coming, with imagery of Gabriel's trumpet and a heavenly band of music. It belongs to the antebellum spiritual tradition and has been sung in Black churches for generations.
Verse 1
You will see your Lord acoming,
You will see your Lord acoming,
You will see your Lord acoming
In a few more days.
Refrain
Hear the band of music,
Hear the band of music,
Hear the band of music
which is sounding thro' the air.
Verse 2
Gabriel sounds his mighty trumpet,
Gabriel sounds his mighty trumpet,
Gabriel sounds his mighty trumpet
In a few more days.
Refrain
Hear the band of music,
Hear the band of music,
Hear the band of music
which is sounding thro' the air.
Verse 3
You will see the saints arising,
You will see the saints arising,
You will see the saints arising
In a few more days.
Refrain
Hear the band of music,
Hear the band of music,
Hear the band of music
which is sounding thro' the air.
Verse 4
Angels bear them to the Savior,
Angels bear them to the Savior,
Angels bear them to the Savior
In a few more days.
Refrain
Hear the band of music,
Hear the band of music,
Hear the band of music
which is sounding thro' the air.
Verse 5
Then we'll shout, our suff'ring over,
Then we'll shout, our suff'ring over,
Then we'll shout, our suff'ring over
In a few more days.</div>
Refrain
Hear the band of music,
Hear the band of music,
Hear the band of music
which is sounding thro' the air.
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