Watch, Ye Saints

1Watch, ye saints, with eyelids waking;
Lo! the powers of heaven are shaking;
Keep your lamps all trimmed and burning,
Ready for your Lord's returning.

RefrainLo! He comes, lo! Jesus comes;
Lo! He comes, He comes all-glorious!
Jesus comes to reign victorious,
Lo! He comes, yes, Jesus comes.

2Lo! the promise of your Savior,
Pardoned sin and purchased favor,
Blood-washed robes and crowns of glory;
Haste to tell the joyful story.

3Kingdoms at their base are crumbling,
Hark! His chariot wheels are rumbling;
Tell, O her latest pangs is summing;
Earth her grace abound-ing.

4Nations wane, though proud and stately;
Christ His kingdom has-tened greatly;
While the sevenfold trump is sound-ing,
Shout, ye saints, your Lord is coming.

5Sinners come, while Christ is pleading;
Now for you He's interceding;
Haste, ere grace and time diminished
Shall proclaim the mystery finished.