The day is fast ap­proach­ing
When the Sav­ior shall ap­pear,
And ev­ery eye His glo­ry shall be­hold;
The to­kens of His com­ing
Fill the loy­al heart with cheer
Though strife abounds and love is wax­ing cold.

Refrain

We’ll see Him as He is,
And the bright­ness of His glo­ry we shall share;
We’ll see Him as He is,
And the like­ness of His im­age we shall bear.

In all His Fa­ther’s glo­ry,
Clothed in ma­jes­ty un­veiled,
With my­ri­ads of the shin­ing an­gel band,
The King des­cends tri­um­phant
In whose might we have pre­vailed,
And all the ran­somed rise at His com­mand.

Refrain

Oh, may we all as sons of light
Be watch­ing un­to prayer,
For sure­ly our re­demp­tion draw­eth nigh;
With ho­ly zeal and pa­tient faith,
Let ev­ery soul pre­pare
To join the ad­vent cho­rus in the sky.

Refrain