O Church of Christ! be­hold at last
The pro­mised sign ap­pear—
The Gos­pel preached in all the world;
And lo! the King draws near.

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He shall reign from sea to sea,
When He girds on His con­quer­ing sword;
All the ends of the earth shall see
The sal­va­tion of our God.

With gird­ed loins, make haste, make haste,
Thy wit­ness to com­plete;
That Christ may take His throne and bring
All na­tions to His feet.

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And thou, O Is­ra­el, long in dust,
Arise! and come away;
See how the Sun of Right­eous­ness
Sheds forth the beams of day.

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The scat­tered sons are ga­ther­ing home,
The fig tree buds again;
A lit­tle while, and Da­vid’s Son
On Da­vid’s throne shall reign.

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Then sing aloud, O pil­grim Church,
Brief con­flict yet re­mains;
And then Im­ma­nu­el des­cends
To bind thy foe in chains.

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