11, 2007
Song#2

Herren Kommer!
The Lord is coming!

Nattens skuggor sakta vika, Morgonstjernan ljufligte
Night's shadows gently yield,the morningstar begins to shine

Snart den sälla dagen randas
Soon the blessed day is coming

Hvilken sol går aldrig ner
When the sun goes never down

The morningstar is rising, night's shadows fade away
The blessed dawn is breaking, of that eternal day

Chorus
Herren kommer Herren kommer
The Lord is coming! The Lord is coming!

Ändas skola jordens strider
Earth's striving shall end

Bruden finas, bröllopp firas
The bride is found, the wedding held

I en evig härlighet
In an eternal splendor

The Lord is come, the Lord is come, earth's striving now shall cease
The bride and bridegroom now are one, in His eternal peace

O hvad jubel inför tronen när de frälsta der en gång
Oh what celebration at the throne when the redeemed gather there

Efter tiden vedermöda
After the hardships of time

Stämmer upp en segersång
Stepping up a victory song

What a jubilee for those redeemed ones when they gather at the throne
After all their earthly hardships singing out the victory song

Dyre Jesus hall mig redo, till ditt möte hvarje stund
Dearest Jesus make me ready, for that meeting all the time

Sen må jord och himmel falla
Late to feel earth and heaven fall

Det ej ?hör min sällhets grund
And not ..miss? my holy ground

Dearest Jesus make me ready for that meeting to be found
Lest I miss the consumation and not reach the holy ground

narrative:
The Missionfriends felt the ground moving under their feet, as the worlds of literacy, freedom and emigration burst around them. They were for that reason vulnerable to the excesses of Adventism which claimed many, especially among the Swedish Baptists.

The Lord is Coming ("Majestic Sweetness", green hymnal 196)

1)
The morningstar is rising and night's shadows fade away
The blessed dawn is breaking in, of the eternal day

refrain:
The Lord is come, the Lord is come, earth's striving now shall cease
The bride and bridegroom now are one, in His eternal peace

2)
What jubilee for those redeemed who gather at the throne
All earthly hardships ended, they will sing the victory song

3)
Dear Jesus make me ready for that moment, to be found
Lest I should miss that meeting and not reach that holy ground