J. R. MacDuff
CHRIST is coming! let creation
From her groans and travail cease,
Let the glorious proclamation
Hope restore, and faith increase;
Christ is coming! Christ is coming!
Come, Thou blessed Prince of Peace.
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Earth can now but tell the story
Of Thy bitter cross and pain,
She shall yet behold Thy glory
When Thou comest back to reign;
Christ is coming! Christ is coming!
Let each heart repeat the strain.
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Long Thine exiles have been pining
Far from rest and home, and Thee,
Soon, in heavenly glory shining,
Their Restorer shall they see;
Christ is coming! Christ is coming!
Haste the joyous jubilee
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With that blessed hope before us,
Let no harp remain unstrung,
Let the mighty advent chorus
Onward roll on every tongue;
Christ is coming! Christ is coming!
Come, Lord Jesus, quickly come.