Jesus, faithful to his word

1Jesus, faithful to his word,
Shall with a shout descend;
All heaven's host their glorious Lord
Shall joyfully attend.

2Christ shall come, ye saints, rejoice!
He'll come with bounding joy;
With the Archangel's mighty voice,
And with the trump of God.

3First, the dead in Christ shall rise;
Then we that yet remain
Shall be caught up into the skies,
And see our Lord again.

4We shall meet him in the air,
And all his glory see;
We'll know, and love, and praise him there,
From death forever free.

5Who can tell the blissful hour?
This glorious hope affords?
Unuttered pleasure we possess
In these reviving words.