#48The Saviour Nigh

MY soul is happy when I hear The Saviour is so nigh, And longs to see his sign appear Upon the op'ning sky.

I love to wait, and watch, and pray; And trust his living Word, And feel the coming of that day No longer is deferr'd.

I do rejoice that life was given In these last days to me, That deathless I may rise to heaven, And my Redeemer see.

Then, waiting brethren, let us sing– He will not tarry long– And fill with joy the hours that bring The glory of our song.

Yes, he will come, no longer fear, Though earth and hell assail; His word attests the moment near, And that can never fail.