ETERNAL REST - Song

While a teenager, after learning to play the piano (a little), I was leafing through a songbook one day and played the melody to this song.  My older sister likes to hear me sing this one.  I do not sing in often anymore, but this one is one of my many favorites.

    Hymntime has a MIDI recording on this page, in case you do not know the song.

http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/e/t/eternres.htm

 

ETERNAL REST  

     W & M Thoro Harris, 1918

1. Time's clock is striking the hour, Jesus will soon descend,

Clothed in the garments of power, The reign of sin to end.

Then will this anthem be ringing Like to a mighty flood,

Then 'round the throne we'll be singing, Glory and praise to God.

Refrain

Glory, glory to God! Thus will the ransomed sing;

Glory, glory to God, The everlasting King!

Praise Him, alleluia! To that eternal sphere

We are waiting For our translating; The time is near.

2. In those bright mansions supernal, Death cannot enter there;

Ages on ages eternal His likeness we shall bear.

There will the once brokenhearted Rest in the spirit know;

Sorrow forever departed, Gladness shall overflow.

3. Sighing forever is ended, Foes shall oppress no more;

Voices in worship are blended To Him Whom all adore.

Bathed in the light soft and tender, Sealed for eternity,

Praise to the Lamb we will render- Worthy of praise is He.

4. Beautiful, wonderful story!  Jesus Himself the Light;

There in the kingdom of glory Never shall fall the night.

Now I am singing of heaven, While here I wage the strife;

Then will the victors be given Crowns of eternal life.

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1Th 4:15   For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16   For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

17   Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.