Lo, he comes with clouds descending

General information

Lo, he comes with clouds descending is a hymn by Charles Wesley, published as 'HYMN XXXIX' on pp32-33 of his Hymns of Intercession for all Mankind, Bristol: 1758. In that publication, the hymn is headed 'The same.', referring back to the heading 'Thy kingdom come!' associated with the text O when shall we supremely blest ('HYMN XXXVI', on pp29-30).

The text is similar to (and possibly a reworking by Wesley of) John Cennick's hymn Lo, he cometh, countless trumpets, published in the fifth edition of Cennick's Collection of Sacred Hymns in 1752.

Settings by composers (with tune names)

• Thomas Arne HELMSLEY
• Thomas Clark DRIFFIELD
• John Fawcett JUDGEMENT
• John Francis Wade, harm. Vincent Novello ST. THOMAS (aka GRAFTON)

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

• Anonymous — Lo, he comes with clouds descending
• William Billings — Hopkinton
• James P. Carrell — Judgment
• James P. Carrell — Watchman
• Thomas Clark — Lo, he comes with clouds descending (Burland)
• Samuel Holyoke — Sandusky

Text and translations

English text Lo, he comes with clouds descending, Once for favour'd sinners slain; Thousand thousand saints attending Swell the triumph of his train. Hallelujah, God appears on earth to reign. Ev'ry eye shall now behold him, Rob'd in dreadful majesty: Those who set at nought and sold him, Pierc'd and nail'd him to the tree, Deeply wailing, Shall the true Messiah see. The dear tokens of his passion Still his dazzling body bears, Cause of endless exultation To his ransom'd worshippers: With what rapture Gaze we on those glorious scars! Yea! Amen, let all adore thee, High on thy eternal throne; Saviour, take the pow'r and glory, Claim the kingdom for thine own! Jah, Jehovah, Everlasting God, come down!

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