And by the world disowned;
By the many still neglected,
And by the few enthroned;
But soon He'll come in glory !
The hour is drawing nigh,
For the crowning day is coming
By and by.
Oh, the crowning day is coming !
Is coming by and by !
When our Lord shall come in power
And glory from on high !
Oh, the glorious sight will gladden
Each waiting, watchful eye,
In the crowning day that's coming
By and by.
2 The heavens shall glow with splendour;
But brighter far than they,
The saints shall shine in glory,
As Christ shall them array:
The beauty of the Saviour
Shall dazzle every eye,
In the crowning day that's coming
By and by.
3 Our pain shall then be over:
We'll sin and sigh no more;
Behind us all of sorrow,
And nought but joy before—
A joy in our Redeemer,
As we to Him are nigh,
In the crowning day that's coming
By and by.
4 Let all that look for, hasten
The coming joyful day,
By earnest consecration,
To walk the narrow way;
By gathering in the lost ones.
For whom our Lord did die,
For the crowning day that's coming
By and by.