Sacred Songs and Solos Lyrics
Hymn No.1066

First Line: Coming, coming, yes, they are,

Coming, coming, yes, they are,
Coming, coming, from afar ;
From the wild and scorching desert,
Afric's sons of colour deep ;
Jesus' love has drawn and won them,
At the cross they bow and weep.

2 Coming, coming, yes, they are,
Coming, coming, from afar;
From the fields and crowded cities,
China gathers to His feet ;
In His love Shem's gentle children
Now have found a safe retreat.

3 Coming, coming, yes, they are,
Coming, coming, from afar ;
From the Indies and the Ganges,
Steady flows the living stream,
To love's ocean, to His bosom,
Calvary their wondering theme.

4 Coming, coming, yes, they are,
Coming, coming, from afar;
From the steppes of Russia dreary,
From Slavonia's scattered lands,
They are yielding soul and spirit
Into Jesus' loving hands.

5 Coming, coming, yes, they are,
Coming, coming, from afar ;
From the frozen realms of midnight,
Over many a weary mile,
To exchange their soul's long winter
For the summer of His smile.

6 Coming, coming, yes, they are,
Coming, coming, from afar ;
All to meet in plains of glory,
All to sing His praises sweet ;
What a chorus, what a meeting
With the family complete !