Rejoice, ye saints! the time draws near
When Christ will in the clouds ap­pear,
And for His peo­ple call.

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Trim your lamps, and be rea­dy,
Trim your lamps, and be rea­dy,
Trim your lamps, and be rea­dy
For the mid­night cry.
For the mid­night cry,
For the mid­night cry,
Trim your lamps and be rea­dy,
For the mid­night cry.

The trum­pet sounds, the thun­ders roll;
The hea­vens pass­ing as a scroll;
The earth will burn with fire.

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Poor sin­ners then on earth will cry,
While light­nings flash from out the sky,
O mount­ains, on us fall!

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Yes, sin­ners then on earth will burn,
To ashes will their bo­dies turn,
The saints will shout for joy.

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Then on a sea of glass shall stand,
King Je­sus, with His con­quer­ing band,
Safe from con­sum­ing fire.

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Come, breth­ren all, and let us try
To warn poor sin­ners, and to cry,
Behold, the Bride­groom comes!

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Come trim your lamps, be­fore too late,
And rea­dy for the bride­groom wait,
And watch to en­ter in.

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