{Verse 1}
G
The market place is empty
C A
No more traffic in the streets
D7
All the builders' tools are silent
G C/G G
No more time to harvest wheat
D7 G G7
Busy housewives cease their labors
C A7
In the courtroom no debate
D7
Work on earth is all suspended
G C/G G
As the King comes thru the gate
{Chorus}
D7 G G/B
O the King is coming
C A7/C#
The King is coming
D7 D7/C
I just heard the trumpets sounding
G/B Gm/Bb Am9
And now His face I see
D G G7/F
O the King is coming
C/E Am7
The King is coming
D7 G C/G G
Praise God, He's coming for me
{Verse 2}
G
Happy faces line the hallways
C A
Those whose lives have been redeemed
D7
Broken homes that He has mended
G C/G G
Those from prison He has freed
D7 G G7
Little children and the aged
C A7
Hand in hand stand all aglow
D7
Who were crippled, broken, ruined
G C/G G
Clad in garments white as snow
[Repeat Chorus]
{Verse 3}
G
I can hear the chariots rumble
C A
I can see the marching throng
D7
The flurry of God's trumpets
G C/G G
Spells the end of sin and wrong
D7 G G7
Regal robes are now unfolding
C A7
Heaven's grandstands all in place
D7
Heaven's choir is now assembled
G C/G G
Start to sing Amazing Grace
[Repeat Chorus]