No one can tell when the Sav­ior shall come,
Whether in day, or in night’s so­lemn gloom;
But this we know, and it bring­eth sweet cheer—

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We shall be like Him,
When He shall ap­pear!
When He shall ap­pear, when He shall ap­pear
We shall be like Him, when He shall ap­pear!

Oh, bless­èd hope, that hath lift­ed the weak,
And thrilled with rap­ture the thirs­ty who seek
Joy at the foun­tain that flows ev­er clear,

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Even to me this sweet pro­mise is giv’n!
That I may shine in the glo­ry of Heav’n;
Life’s hea­vy bur­dens I’ll cheer­ful­ly bear;

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Oh, let us strive, then, to work with a will.
Soon He will come and His pro­mise ful­fill.
Ever be rea­dy His sum­mons to hear,

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