The return of Jesus to the earth could be thought of as The Second Christmas, at least to those of us who “…love His appearing,” II Timothy 4:8.
And so, here is a song, a medley of songs that laud His second coming: THE SECOND CHRISTMAS:
It begins with “Come, Jesus, Come to Us” in 4/4 time
And now our hearts beat faster, our redemption’s drawing nigh,
the Bridegroom soon will come and we will reign with Him on high.
The Spirit and the bride say come, Lord Jesus hear our cry,
Oh, tidings of glory and joy, glory and joy,
Oh, tidings of glory and joy.
It changes then to “Praise To Him in New Born Songs,” with a different melody and to 3/4 time.
Jesus came, a king with no throne, gave His life to ransom His own,
Suffered the first time, but coming again as a Bridegroom to be made known; Oh-oh:
Praise to Him in new-born songs
Souls to Him now come in throngs,
Joyfully singing, delightfully bringing
Love to Him, a bride who belongs.
It goes back to the original melody only it stays in 3/4 time:
God puts a new song in our mouth, and multitudes will see,
Praise to our God, our Savior, our Bridegroom soon to be;
The multitudes will see and fear and give their hearts to Thee,
Oh-oh come Jesus, come to us we pray, Jesus, we pray,
Oh, Jesus, come to us today.
It modulates up one step in pitch then and goes back to the second melody:
Glorious now, behold Him arise, King and Bridegroom, fire in the skies;
Allelujah, allelujah, bride to the King replies; Oh-oh
Praise to Him in new-born songs
Souls to Him now come in throngs,
Joyfully singing, delightfully bringing
Love to Him, a bride who belongs.
I know it doesn’t make sense to any musicians who might be reading this, but I will have to add some more to this later on: Songs of the Second Christmas!