ImfREJOICE, all ye believers, And let your lights appear; The evening is advancing, And darker night is near. tres The Bridegroom is arising, And soon He draweth nigh; ƒ Up! pray and watch and wrestle; At midnight comes the cry! mfSee that your lamps are burning, Replenish them with oil; 3mf Ye wise and holy virgins, Now raise your voices higher, Till, in glad songs of jubilee, They meet the angel choir. The marriage-feast is waiting, The gates wide open stand; f Up! up! ye heirs of glory, The Bridegroom is at hand! 4mfOur Hope and Expectation, O Jesus! now appear; cres Arise, Thou Sun, so longed-for, O'er this benighted sphere ! ƒ With hearts and hands uplifted, We plead, O Lord, to see The day of earth's redemption, That brings us unto Thee! Arnen. :s 1:s ld :d dsf-.film :1, 1: se st :-.tld 1.td :t, ss :-.sl1:f, lm, :m, r -m frd :-.s|mr|d ::S1:s Id :m 1-.slf 1 s.sldt d :s 1:s [1,:d 1 -.der 1 Sp1: S1ld:1.s f¡ :-.m, [r, 118 f, m :-.fs :fm d: "God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes." If TEN thousand times ten thousand, The armies of the ransomed saints Throng up the steeps of light: mf'Tis finished! all is finished, Their fight with death and sin; ƒ Fling open wide the golden gates, And let the victors in. 2 ƒ What rush of hallelujahs Fills all the earth and sky! Bespeaks the triumph nigh! And all its tribes were made! 18: men. !! f:- Im :fld 3mf Oh, then, what raptured greetings On Canaan's happy shore ! What knitting severed friendships up Where partings are no more! f Then eyes with joy shall sparkle That brimmed with tears of late; cres Orphans no longer fatherless, Nor widows desolate. 4 Bring near Thy great salvation, Thou Lamb for sinners slain; cres Fill up the roll of Thine elect, f Then take Thy power, and reign: mf Appear, Desire of nations! Thine exiles long for home; [sign; cres Show in the heavens Thy promised f Thou Prince and Saviour, come ! Amen. \: f \m :m, lf, s1d: 119 "Looking for that blessed hope." dt :s 11 :m :dr d ld :d :M S :S If :d :1, s, :m, lf, :1, :r S d ld :td: :rds 1 : S1s: t1 r : 1 sm r :rm:--f stall d d:d ld :dd: d r :m f :1 - :d r :d ld 1 Ir :m S :S 11 td Ir d I THE Church has waited long And still in loneliness she waits, Sun after sun has set, cres Come, then, Lord Jesus, come! 2 Saint after saint on earth Has lived and loved and died; And, as they left us one by one, We laid them side by side; We laid them down to sleep, But not in hope forlorn, We laid them to await the change cres Till the last glorious morn: Come, then, Lord Jesus, come! 3mf We long to hear Thy voice, To share Thy crown and glory there, The absent Bridegroom mourn? Until the Lord return? cres Come, then, Lord Jesus, come! 4 The whole creation groans, And waits to hear that voice Which shall restore her comeliness cres And make her wastes rejoice. mf Come, Lord, and wipe away The curse, the sin, the stain, f And make this blighted world of ours Thine own fair world again : Come, then, Lord Jesus, come! Amen. A men. fis: sf:ff:f, lf:m, "1,:d Id :d t-.tld-d-ld :ttld :rd tt:dd:r lm :m m:m; r:rs, :s; d1:d, la, df,fels, :s, f:-.f lm :— 1:s1:-.s1ld :- f1 - -Id ST when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high." ImfHAIL, Thou once despised Jesus! Life is given through Thy name. 2mfPaschal Lamb, by God appointed, All our sins were on Thee laid; By almighty love anointed, Thou hast full atonement made. cres Every sin may be forgiven Through the virtue of Thy blood; f Opened is the gate of heaven; Peace is made 'twixt man and God. 3 f Jesus, hail! Enthroned in glory, There for ever to abide, All the heavenly hosts adore Thee; Seated at Thy Father's side. mf There for sinners Thou art pleading, "Spare them yet another year;" cres Thou for saints art interceding Till in glory they appear. 4 f Worship, honour, power, and blessing: Christ is worthy to receive; Loudest praises, without ceasing, Meet it is for us to give. cres Help, ye bright angelic spirits, Bring your sweetest, noblest lays; Help to sing our Jesus' merits, Help to chant Immanuel's praise! Amen |