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

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

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Poor sin­ners then on earth will cry,
While light­ning flash­es from the sky,
O mount­ains, on us fall,
O mount­ains, on us fall.

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Come, all be rea­dy; let us try
To warn the sin­ner and to cry,
Behold, the Bride­groom comes,
Behold, the Bridegroom comes.

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