Lift up your heads, pil­grims awea­ry,
See day’s ap­proach now crim­son the sky;
Night sha­dows flee, and your Be­lov­èd,
Awaited with long­ing, at last draw­eth nigh.

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He is com­ing again, He is com­ing again,
The very same Je­sus, re­ject­ed of men;
He is com­ing again, He is com­ing again,
With pow­er and great glo­ry, He is com­ing again!

Dark was the night, sin warred against us;
Heavy the load of sor­row we bore;
But now we see signs of His com­ing;
Our hearts glow within us, joy’s cup runneth o’er!

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O bless­èd hope! O bliss­ful pro­mise!
Filling our hearts with rap­ture divine;
O day of days! Hail Thy ap­pear­ing!
Thy trans­cend­ent glo­ry for­ev­er shall shine.

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Even so, come, pre­cious Lord Je­sus;
Creation waits re­demp­tion to see;
Caught up in clouds, soon we shall meet Thee;
O bless­èd as­sur­ance, for­ev­er with Thee!

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