The day of Christ is draw­ing near,
We have not watched in vain,
For soon our so­ver­eign shall des­cend
In ma­jes­ty to reign.
A thou­sand years of right­eous­ness
Shall bless the sons of men;
The sound of strife and tu­mult cease,
When Je­sus comes again.

Refrain

Rejoice, re­joice, ye sol­diers true;
His com­ing draw­eth near,
His com­ing draw­eth near;
God haste the long ex­pect­ed day,
When Je­sus shall ap­pear,
When Je­sus shall ap­pear,
When Je­sus shall ap­pear.

The na­tions shall lay down their arms,
Together dwell in peace,
And those who mourn shall com­fort find,
And all op­pressed re­lease.
The Word of God has been ful­filled,
We wait the glo­ri­ous reign
Of Hea­ven here up­on the earth,
When Je­sus comes again.

Refrain

Turn ye and seek His cleans­ing grace,
Your Sav­ior He would be;
His blood was shed for all man­kind,
He of­fers par­don free;
Lo, from the sky He shall des­cend
As when He went away;
Let all a cease­less vi­gil keep,
Until that bless­èd day.

Refrain