1.Watch, ye saints, with eyelids waking;Lo! the powers of heav'n are shaking;Keep your lamps all trimm'd and burning,Ready for your Lord's returning.Refrain:Lo! he comes, lo! Jesus comes;Lo! he comes, he comes, all glorious!Jesus comes to reign victorious,Lo! he, comes, yes, Jesus comes.2.Lo! the promise of your Saviour,Pardoned sin and purchased favor,Blood-wash'd robes and crowns of glory;Haste to tell redemption's story. [Refrain]3.Kingdoms at their base are crumbling,Hark! his chariot wheels are rumbling;Tell, O tell of grace abounding,Whilst the seventh trump is sounding. [Refrain]4.Nations wane, tho' proud and stately;Christ his kingdom hasteneth greatly;Earth her latest pangs is summing;Shout, ye saints, your Lord is coming. [Refrain]5.Sinners, come, while Christ is pleading;Now for you he's interceding;Haste, ere grace and time diminishedShall proclaim the mystery finished. [Refrain]
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Title
Jesus Comes
Key
D♭ Major
Titles
Lo! he comes, lo! Jesus comes;
First Line
Watch, ye saints, with eyelids waking
Author
Mrs. Phoebe Palmer
Year
1908
Composer
Wm. J. Kirkpatrick
Hymnal
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Tune
Watch, ye saints, with eyelids waking
Metrical pattern
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Chorus
Chorus Type
Subjects
The Home Eternal: Return of Christ; The Home Eternal: Waiting for Christ