The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12945

12945. Jesus Comes

1 Watch, ye saints, with eyelids waking,
Lo, the pow’rs of heav’n are shaking,
Keep your lamps all trimmed and burning,
Ready for your Lord’s returning.

Refrain:
Lo! He comes, lo! Jesus comes;
Lo! He comes, He comes all glorious!
Jesus comes to reign victorious,
Lo! He comes, yes! Jesus comes.

2 Lo! the promise of your Savior;
Pardoned sin and purchased favor,
Blood washed robes and crowns of glory;
Haste to tell redemption’s story. [Refrain]

3 King­doms at their base are crumbling,
Hark, His chariot wheels are rumbling;
Tell, O tell of grace abounding,
Whilst the seventh trump is sounding. [Refrain]

4 Nations wane, tho’ proud and stately,
Christ His kingdom hasteneth greatly;
Earth her latest pangs is summing,
Shout, ye saints, your Lord is coming. [Refrain]

5 Lamb of God! Thou meek and lowly,
Judah’s lion! high and holy;
Lo! Thy bride comes forth to meet Thee,
All in blood washed robes to greet Thee. [Refrain]

6 Sinners, come, while Christ is pleading,
Now for you He’s interceding;
Haste, ere grace and time diminished
Shall proclaim the mystery finished. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Watch, ye saints, with eyelids waking
• Title: Jesus Comes
• Author: Phoebe Worrell Palmer (1839)
• Refrain First Line: Lo! He comes, lo! Jesus comes
• Language: English
• Source: Notes of Joy (New York: Walter C. Palmer, 1869)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Watch, ye saints, with eyelids waking]
• Composer: William James Kirkpatrick (1882)
• Key: D♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain