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You Will See Your Lord A-coming
Verse 1
You will see your Lord a-coming,
You will see your Lord a-coming,
You will see your Lord a-coming
In a few more days.
You will see your Lord a-coming,
You will see your Lord a-coming
In a few more days.
Refrain
Hear the band of music,
Hear the band of music,
Hear the band of music which is sounding thro' the air.
Hear the band of music,
Hear the band of music which is sounding thro' the air.
Verse 2
Gabriel sounds his mighty trumpet,
Gabriel sounds his mighty trumpet,
Gabriel sounds his mighty trumpet
In a few more days.
Gabriel sounds his mighty trumpet,
Gabriel sounds his mighty trumpet
In a few more days.
Verse 3
You will see the saints a-rising,
You will see the saints a-rising,
You will see the saints a-rising
In a few more days.
You will see the saints a-rising,
You will see the saints a-rising
In a few more days.
Verse 4
Angels bear them to the Savior,
Angels bear them to the Savior,
Angels bear them to the Savior
In a few more days.
Angels bear them to the Savior,
Angels bear them to the Savior
In a few more days.
Verse 5
Then we'll shout, our suff'ring over,
Then we'll shout, our suff'ring over,
Then we'll shout, our suff'ring over
In a few more days.
Then we'll shout, our suff'ring over,
Then we'll shout, our suff'ring over
In a few more days.
This African American spiritual expressing the hope of Christ's Second Coming passed down through the oral tradition of enslaved people and reflects the eschatological longing central to early Black religious expression.