The New Jerusalem
The same words as 2 hymnals printed them. Pick two versions to see every change between them: words added, dropped or altered, and verses left out.
26 words changed · 1 stanza only in Millennial Harp #9
Verse 1
When the King of kings comes,
When the Lord of lords comes;
We shall have a joyful day,
When the King of kings comes:
Great Babylon is broken down,
And kingdoms once of great re-
nown,
And saints now suffering wear the
crown,
When the King of kings comes.
Verse 1
When the King of kings comes,
When the Lord of lords comes;
We shall have a joyful day,
When the King of kings comes:
Great Babylon is broken down,
And kingdoms once of great re-
nown,
And saints now suffering wear the
crown,
When the King of kings comes.
Verse 2
When the trump of God calls,
When the last of foes falls;
We shall have a joyful day,
When the King of kings comes:O, then the saints, raised from thedead,Are with the living gathered,And all made like their glorious Head,When the King of kings comes.
Verse 2
When the trump of God calls,
When the last of foes falls;
We shall have a joyful day,
When the King of kings comes:
Not in this version
Verse 3
O, then the saints, raised from the
dead,
Are with the living gathered,
And all made like their glorious Head,
When the King of kings comes.
Verse 3
When the foe's distress comes,
Then the church's "rest" comes;
We shall have a joyful day,
When the King of kings comes:
And then the new Jerusalem,
Surpassing all report and fame,
Shines worthy of its Maker's name,
When the King of kings comes.
Verse 4
When the foe's distress comes,
Then the church's "rest" comes;
We shall have a joyful day,
When the King of kings comes:
And then the new Jerusalem,
Surpassing all report and fame,
Shines worthy of its Maker's name,
When the King of kings comes.
Verse 4
When the world its course has run,
When the judgment is begun;
We shall have a joyful day,
When the King of kings comes:
To see the sons of God well known,
All spotless to their Father shown,
And Jesus all his brethren own,
When the King of kings comes.
Verse 5
When the world its course has run,
When the judgment is begun;
We shall have a joyful day,
When the King of kings comes:
To see the sons of God well known,
All spotless to their Father shown,
And Jesus all his brethren own,
When the King of kings comes.
Verse 5
When the Conqueror's hour comes,
When he with great power comes;
We shall have a joyful day,
When the King of kings comes:
Verse 6
When the Conqueror's hour comes,
When he with great power comes;
We shall have a joyful day,
When the King of kings comes: