Christ in Song 453
Watch and Pray
Music: E. Lorenz
1Watch for the time is short; Watch while the trial to-day; Watch lest ye stand pre-test; Watch Christian, watch and pray;
Christ himself has the word, That comings not in haste; That if He is not prepared, For Christ's return, The harvest now is past;
RefrainO watch and pray, O watch and pray; O watch in fast-ing, and watch in the day; Chris-tian, watch and pray;
O watch and pray, O watch and pray, O watch and pray, O watch and pray.
2Take Je-sus for thy trust; Watch while the foe is near; Gird with the ar-mor on; Watch till thy Lord appear.
Watch, for the flesh is weak; Watch, for the foe is strong; Watch lest the bride-groom-cry; Watch, for it tar-ry long;
Watch thou-man, watch and pray; 'Tis not me-it-ed for thee 'Till from this low-ly ground God slopes of glo-ry be;
Now when thy sun is up; Make thou no more de-lay; In His a-cept-ed time, Watch, Chris-tian, watch and pray.
- Music
- E. Lorenz
- Scripture
- Matthew 26:41; Mark 13:37
Used by permission of E. Lorenz
The verse
- Meter
- 25.29
- Foot
- dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 40% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AB
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Verse 1
Verse 2
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