Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary ‎#543

543. Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers

1 Rejoice, rejoice, believers,
And let your lights appear;
The evening is advancing,
And darker night is near.
The Bridegroom is arising
And soon is drawing nigh.
Up, pray and watch and wrestle;
At midnight comes the cry.

2 The watchers on the mountain
Proclaim the Bridegroom near;
Go forth as He approaches
With alleluias clear.
The marriage feast is waiting;
The gates wide open stand.
Arise, O heirs of glory;
The Bridegroom is at hand.

3 Ye saints, who here in patience
Their cross and suff'rings bore,
Shall live and reign forever
When sorrow is no more.
Around the throne of glory
The Lamb they shall behold;
In triumph cast before Him
Their diadems of gold!

4 Our hope and expectation,
O Jesus now appear;
Arise, O Sun so longed for,
O'er this benighted sphere.
With hearts and hands uplifted,
We plead, O Lord, to see
The day of earth's redemption,
That sets Your people free!

Text Information

• First Line: Rejoice, rejoice, believers
• Title: Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers
• German Title: Ermuntert euch, ihr Frommen
• Author: L. Laurenti, 1660-1722
• Translator: S. B. Findlater, 1823-1907 (alt.)
• Meter: 76 76 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: Heaven's Eternal Joy; Trinity 27

Tune Information

• Name: HAF TRONES LAMPA FÄRDIG
• Meter: 76 76 D
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Setting © Lutheran Book of Worship, reprinted by permission of Augsburg Fortress.