ZACHARY'S NOTES: 

Stanza 1 // The One who comes in glory at the end of all time was crucified for “favored sinners.” Other translations say “our salvation” but the original text is more specific. It is these saints of God who accompany our triumphant Lord.

Stanza 2 // Those to whom Christ comes are the same who rejoice with Him in glory. The hymn is unforgiving: “those who set at nought and sold him, pierced and nailed him to the tree” see the Messiah returning in glory. Those gathered are sinners - who despised and counted as worthless the Savior of the world.

Stanza 3 // Some take issue with the language in this stanza - that those who crucified our Lord could “gaze with rapture” upon the scars of the crucified Christ. In these scars, the “ransomed” see their sin killed once and for all, and rejoice at the coming of this merciful Lord and God.

Stanza 4 // The final stanza which may appear to be a stanza of praise highlights the truth of Christ’s return. Everything we consider in this life will pass away, but Christ will reign over all things at the end of time. This is good news for us today, as we await His return and celebrate the promise He gives in Word and Sacrament.

SUGGESTIONS:

• ELW 435 - Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending - ʜᴇʟᴍꜱʟᴇʏ
• ELW 244 - Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers - ʜᴀꜰ ᴛʀᴏɴᴇꜱ ʟᴀᴍᴘᴀ ꜰᴀʀᴅɪɢ
• ELW 263 - The King Shall Come - ᴄᴏɴꜱᴏʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
• ELW 260 - Savior of the Nations, Come - ɴᴜɴ ᴋᴏᴍᴍ, ᴅᴇʀ ʜᴇɪᴅᴇɴ ʜᴇɪʟᴀɴᴅ
• ELW 267 - Joy to the World - ᴀɴᴛɪᴏᴄʜ
• ELW 441 - O Happy Day When We Shall Stand - ʟᴏʙᴛ ɢᴏᴛᴛ, ɪʜʀ ᴄʜʀɪꜱᴛᴇɴ
• LBW 25 - Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers - ʜᴀꜰ ᴛʀᴏɴᴇꜱ ʟᴀᴍᴘᴀ ꜰᴀʀᴅɪɢ
• LBW 27 - Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending - ʜᴇʟᴍꜱʟᴇʏ
• LBW 28 - Savior of the Nations, Come - ɴᴜɴ ᴋᴏᴍᴍ, ᴅᴇʀ ʜᴇɪᴅᴇɴ ʜᴇɪʟᴀɴᴅ
• LBW 33 - The King Shall Come - ᴄᴏɴꜱᴏʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
• LBW 38 - O Savior, Rend the Heavens Wide - ᴏ ʜᴇɪʟᴀɴᴅ, ʀᴇɪꜱꜱ ᴅɪᴇ ʜɪᴍᴍᴇʟ ᴀᴜꜰ
• LBW 39 - Joy to the World - ᴀɴᴛɪᴏᴄʜ
• LBW 351 - O Happy Day When We Shall Stand - ʟᴏʙᴛ ɢᴏᴛᴛ, ɪʜʀ ᴄʜʀɪꜱᴛᴇɴ
• LSB 332 - Savior of the Nations, Come - ɴᴜɴ ᴋᴏᴍᴍ, ᴅᴇʀ ʜᴇɪᴅᴇɴ ʜᴇɪʟᴀɴᴅ
• LSB 336 - Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending - ʜᴇʟᴍꜱʟᴇʏ
• LSB 355 - O Savior, Rend the Heavens Wide - ᴏ ʜᴇɪʟᴀɴᴅ, ʀᴇɪꜱꜱ ᴅɪᴇ ʜɪᴍᴍᴇʟ ᴀᴜꜰ
• LSB 348 - The King Shall Come - ᴄᴏɴꜱᴏʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
• LSB 387 - Joy to the World - ᴀɴᴛɪᴏᴄʜ
• LSB 508 - The Day Is Surely Drawing Near - ᴇꜱ ɪꜱᴛ ɢᴇᴡɪꜱꜱʟɪᴄʜ
• LSB 509 - Christ Is Surely Coming - ᴋɪɴɢ’ꜱ ᴡᴇꜱᴛᴏɴ
• LSB 515 - Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers - ʜᴀꜰ ᴛʀᴏɴᴇꜱ ʟᴀᴍᴘᴀ ꜰᴀʀᴅɪɢ
• RH 97 - Savior of the Nations, Come - ɴᴜɴ ᴋᴏᴍᴍ, ᴅᴇʀ ʜᴇɪᴅᴇɴ ʜᴇɪʟᴀɴᴅ
• RH 99 - Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers - ʜᴀꜰ ᴛʀᴏɴᴇꜱ ʟᴀᴍᴘᴀ ꜰᴀʀᴅɪɢ
• RH 123 - Joy to the World - ᴀɴᴛɪᴏᴄʜ