The time is come, Thou shalt arise,
And scat­ter Is­ra­el’s ene­mies!
O list to Ju­dah’s plaint­ive cry,
And turn to joy their sor­row.

Refrain

My Sav­ior so dear,
Lord Je­sus, ap­pear;
We long for our home,
Come quick­ly, Lord Je­sus, come.

For like a flood has come the foe,
His ga­ther­ing forc­es dai­ly grow,
The knee to him we will not bow;
Lift up, O Lord, Thy stan­dard.

Refrain

The way is hard, the path is steep,
And dark­ness ga­thers o’er the deep;
’Tis on­ly Thou canst shield and keep
Me, in this hour of dan­ger.

Refrain

I wait to see the part­ing cloud,
I wait to hear the trum­pet loud;
I wait with deep de­sir­ings bowed,
To see Thee in Thy glo­ry.

Refrain