Christ in Song 734
Redemption Nigh
Words: Dora T. PeixotoMusic: Dora T. Peixoto
1In the east and west and north and south won-ders have ap-peared;
In the heav-ens and earth the signs are plain that the time is neared;
Lift your heads, be-hold your re-demp-tion draw-eth nigh,
Be-hold, from the earth-ly shad-ows that dark-en and sub-due.
RefrainRe-demp-tion nigh, re-demp-tion nigh,
Be-hold, your re-demp-tion draw-eth nigh;
Re-demp-tion nigh, re-demp-tion nigh,
Be-hold, your re-demp-tion draw-eth nigh.
2There's dis-tress a-mong the na-tions, and the sea and waves shall roar;
There's per-plex-i-ty and trou-ble, and the hearts of men give way;
Lift your heads, be-hold your re-demp-tion draw-eth nigh,
For not all the earth-ly shad-ows Your re-demp-tion can de-lay.
3Soon shall come the glo-ri-ous morn-ing, when the shad-ows flee a-way;
Soon shall dawn the glo-ri-ous morn-ing of e-ter-ni-ty's bright day;
Lift your heads, be-hold your re-demp-tion draw-eth nigh,
For not all the earth-ly shad-ows Your re-demp-tion can de-lay.
- Words
- Dora T. Peixoto
- Music
- Dora T. Peixoto
Copyright 1900 by F. E. Belden
The verse
- Meter
- 14.15.12.14
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 42% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABC
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