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THE KING IS COMING
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Words by William J. Gaither and Gloria Gaither (1,2, and 3) Charles Millhuff, verse 3 in part
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Music by William J. Gaither
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The marketplace is empty,
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No more traffic in the streets,
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All the builders' tools are silent,
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No more time to harvest wheat;
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Busy housewives cease their labors,
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In the courtroom no debate,
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Work on earth is all suspended
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As the King comes thro' the gate.
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O the King is coming,
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The King is coming!
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I just heard the trumpets sounding,
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And now His face I see;
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O the King is coming,
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The King is coming!
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Praise God, He's coming for me!
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Happy faces line the hallways,
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Those whose lives have been redeemed,
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Broken homes that He has mended,
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Those from prison He has freed;
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Little children and the aged
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Hand in hand stand all aglow,
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Who were crippled, broken, ruined,
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Clad in garments white as snow.
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O the King is coming,
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The King is coming!
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I just heard the trumpets sounding,
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And now His face I see;
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O the King is coming,
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The King is coming!
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Praise God, He's coming for me!
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I can hear the chariots rumble,
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I can see the marching throng,
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The flurry of God's trumpets
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Spells the end of sin and wrong:
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Regal robes are now unfolding,
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Heaven's grandstand's all in place,
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Heaven's choir now assembled,
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Start to sing "Amazing Grace!"
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O the King is coming,
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The King is coming!
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I just heard the trumpets sounding,
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And now His face I see;
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O the King is coming,
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The King is coming!
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Praise God, He's coming for me!
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THE KING IS COMING
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Ray Boltz |