The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 ‎#43

43. 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!
• Title: Rejoice, rejoice, believers!
• Translator: Mrs. Findlater (1854)
• Author: L. Laurenti
• Meter: 7.6.D.
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: Hope; Joy; Preparation for Christ
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Tune name in index: MUNICH

Tune Information

• Name: [Rejoice, rejoice believers!]
• Meter: 7.6.D.
• Key: F Major
• Source: German
• Notes: Now Public Domain.