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, |
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