CHRISTIAN LIFE >> Watchfulness

SDAH 599

Rejoice, rejoice, believers, and let your lights appear:
The evening is advancing, and darker night is near.
The Bridegroom is arising, and soon He draweth nigh.
Up, pray, and watch, and wrestle, at midnight comes the cry.

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Text

1
Rejoice, rejoice, believers, and let your lights appear:
The evening is advancing, and darker night is near.
The Bridegroom is arising, and soon He draweth nigh.
Up, pray, and watch, and wrestle, at midnight comes the cry.

2
The watchers on the mountain proclaim the Bride-groom near.
Go, meet Him as He cometh, with hallelujahs clear.
The marriage feast is waiting, the gates wide open stand;
Up, up, you heirs of glory, the Bride-groom is at hand.

3
You saints who here in patience your cross and suff’rings bore,
Shall live and reign forever, when sorrow is no more.
Upon the throne of glory the Lamb you shall behold,
In triumph cast before Him your diadems of gold!

4
Our hope and expectation, O Jesus, now appear;
Arise, O sun so longed for, o’er this benighted sphere!
With hearts and hands uplifted, we plead, O Lord, to see
The day of earth’s redemption that brings us unto Thee.

Hymn Info

Biblical Reference
(a) Matt 25:1-6 (b) Rev 19:9 (c) Rev 4:10

Author
Laurentius Laurenti (1660-1722)

Translator
Sarah L. Findlater (1823-1907)

Year Published
1854

Hymn Tune
GREENLAND

Metrical Number
7.6.7.6.D.

Composer
Johann Michael Haydn (1737-1806)

Year Composed
1806

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