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Author: Francis A. Simkins Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Oh, the glorious day is coming Refrain First Line: Oh, the glorious day is coming Lyrics: 1 Oh, the glorious day is coming, By faith its dawning see! When righteousness shall rule the world, And men indeed be free: When weary souls shall cease to mourn, By weight of woe oppressed; When Christ shall reign in every heart, By every tongue confessed. Refrain: Oh, the glorious day is coming— Yes, ’tis coming! Hallelujah! Shout, O Earth, the joyful cry! See! the glory beams are even now illuming The glowing banners of the morning sky. 2 Yes, the Lord is surely coming, His kingdom draweth nigh, When gloom and night shall flee away, And error writhe and die. Lo, He shall come, and by His power Redeem the world from sin; The "thousand years" so long foretold In that day shall begin. [Refrain] 3 Then the Conqueror of the Nations Shall banish every wrong, And earth, now sad with sighs and tears, Shall then be filled with song: And we shall lay our armor down, Our earthly warfare o’er, Called home to be with God, and reign With Him forevermore. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Oh, the glorious day is coming] Text Sources: Glad Hallelujahs by John R. Sweney and William J. Kirkpatrick (Philadelphi: Thomas T. Tasker, 1887)

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[Oh, the glorious day is coming]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Jno. R. Sweney Incipit: 34512 11771 22321 Used With Text: The Glorious Day Is Coming

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The Glorious Day Is Coming

Author: Francis A. Simkins Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #8824 First Line: Oh, the glorious day is coming Refrain First Line: Oh, the glorious day is coming Lyrics: 1 Oh, the glorious day is coming, By faith its dawning see! When righteousness shall rule the world, And men indeed be free: When weary souls shall cease to mourn, By weight of woe oppressed; When Christ shall reign in every heart, By every tongue confessed. Refrain: Oh, the glorious day is coming— Yes, ’tis coming! Hallelujah! Shout, O Earth, the joyful cry! See! the glory beams are even now illuming The glowing banners of the morning sky. 2 Yes, the Lord is surely coming, His kingdom draweth nigh, When gloom and night shall flee away, And error writhe and die. Lo, He shall come, and by His power Redeem the world from sin; The "thousand years" so long foretold In that day shall begin. [Refrain] 3 Then the Conqueror of the Nations Shall banish every wrong, And earth, now sad with sighs and tears, Shall then be filled with song: And we shall lay our armor down, Our earthly warfare o’er, Called home to be with God, and reign With Him forevermore. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh, the glorious day is coming]

The Glorious Day Is Coming

Author: Francis A. Simkins Hymnal: Glad Hallelujahs #120 (1887) First Line: Oh, the glorious day is coming Refrain First Line: Oh, the glorious day is coming Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh, the glorious day is coming]

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John R. Sweney

1837 - 1899 Person Name: John Robson Sweney Composer of "[Oh, the glorious day is coming]" in The Cyber Hymnal John R. Sweney (1837-1899) was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and exhibited musical abilities at an early age. At nineteen he was studying with a German music teacher, leading a choir and glee club, and performing at children’s entertainments. By twenty-two he was teaching at a school in Dover, Delaware. Soon thereafter, he was put in charge of the band of the Third Delaware Regiment of the Union Army for the duration of the Civil War. After the war, he became Professor of Music at the Pennsylvania Military Academy, and director of Sweney’s Cornet Band. He eventually earned Bachelor and Doctor of Music degrees at the Academy. Sweney began composing church music in 1871 and became well-known as a leader of large congregations. His appreciators stated “Sweney knows how to make a congregation sing” and “He had great power in arousing multitudes.” He also became director of music for a large Sunday school at the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia of which John Wanamaker was superintendent (Wanamaker was the founder of the first major department store in Philadelphia). In addition to his prolific output of hymn melodies and other compositions, Sweney edited or co-edited about sixty song collections, many in collaboration with William J. Kirkpatrick. Sweney died on April 10, 1899, and his memorial was widely attended and included a eulogy by Wanamaker. Joe Hickerson from "Joe's Jottings #9" used by permission