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Text:Watch and Pray
Author:Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby
Tune:[Watch and pray that when the Master cometh]
Composer:William James Kirkpatrick
Media:MIDI file

7126. Watch and Pray

1. Watch and pray that when the Master cometh,
If at morning, noon or night,
He may find a lamp in every window,
Trimmed and burning clear and bright.

Refrain
Watch and pray, the Lord commandeth;
Watch and pray, ’twill not be long:
Soon He’ll gather home His loved ones,
To the happy vale of song.

2. Watch and pray; the tempter may be near us;
Keep the heart with jealous care,
Lest the door, a moment left unguarded,
Evil thoughts may enter there. [Refrain]

3. Watch and pray, nor let us ever weary;
Jesus watched and prayed alone:
Prayed for us when only stars beheld Him,
While on Olive’s brow they shone. [Refrain]

4. Watch and pray, nor leave our post of duty,
Till we hear the Bridegroom’s voice:
Then, with Him the marriage feast partaking,
We shall evermore rejoice. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Watch and pray that when the Master cometh
Title: Watch and Pray
Author: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby (1885)
Refrain First Line: Watch and pray, the Lord commandeth
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [Watch and pray that when the Master cometh]
Composer: William James Kirkpatrick
Incipit: 12321 35653 43234
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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