The Church Hymnal ‎#43b

43b. 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 He will draw nigh;
Up! pray, and watch, and wrestle!
At midnight comes the cry.

2 See that your lights are burning;
Replenish them with oil;
Look now for your salvation,
The end of sin and toil.
The watchers on the mountain
Proclaim the Bridegroom near,
Go meet Him as He cometh,
With alleluias clear.

3 O wise and holy virgins,
Now raise your voices higher,
Until in songs of triumph
Ye meet the angel choir.
The marriage-feast is waiting,
The gates wide open stand;
Up, up, ye heirs of glory!
The Bridegroom is at hand.

4 Our hope and expectation,
O Jesu, now appear;
Arise, Thou Sun so longed for,
O'er this benighted sphere!
With hearts and hands uplifted,
We plead, O Lord, to see
The days of earth's redemption,
And ever be with Thee.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Rejoice, rejoice, believers!
• Translator: S. Findlater
• Author: L. Laurenti
• Refrain First Line: Rejoice, rejoice believers!
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D. With Refrain
• Publication Date: 1911
• Topic: Hope; Joy; Preparation for Christ; Processionals: Advent

Tune Information

• Name: HILL BOURNE
• Composer: W. S. Skeffington
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D. With Refrain
• Key: C Major