1Watchmen, on the walls of Zion,What O tell us, of the night?Is the daystar now arising?Will the morn soon greet our sight?O’er your vision Shine there nowsome rays of light?O’er your vision Shine there nowsome rays of light? 2Tell, O tell us, are the landmarksOn our voyage all passed by?Are we nearing now the haven?Can […]
1O brother be faithful! soon Jesus will come,For whom we have waited so long;O, soon we shall enter our glorious home,And join in the conqueror’s song.O brother be faithful! for why should we proveUnfaithful to Him who had shownSuch deep, such unbounded and infinite loveWho died to redeem us His own. 2O brother be faithful!
1Christian, seek not yet repose, Cast thy dreams of ease away;Thou art in the midst of foes; Watch and pray! 2Gird thy heavenly armor on, Wear it ever, night and day;Ambushed lies the evil one; Watch and pray! 3Hear the victors who o’ercame; Still they mark each warrior’s way;All with one sweet voice exclaim: “Watch
1We know not the hour of the Master’s appearing;Yet signs all foretell that the moment is nearingWhen He shall return ’tis the promise most cheeringBut we know not the hour. RefrainHe will come, let us watch and be ready;He will come, hallelujah! hallelujah!He will come in the clouds of His Father’sbright glory but we know
1My soul, be on they guard!Ten thousand foes arise;The hosts of sin are pressing hardTo draw thee from the skies. 2O watch, and fight, and pray!The battle ne’er give o’er;Renew it boldly every day,And help divine implore. 3Ne’er think the victory won,Nor lay thine armor down;Thy arduous task will not be doneTill thou obtain the
1Once to every man and nation, comes the moment to decide,In the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side;Some great cause, some great decision, offering each the bloom or blight,And the choice goes by forever, ’twixt that darkness and that light. 2Then to side with truth is noble, when we share
1God of grace and God of glory,On Thy people pour Thy power;Now fulfill Thy church’s story,Bring her bud to glorious flower.Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,For the facing of this hour. 2Lo, the hosts of evil round usScorn Thy Christ, assail His ways;From the fears that long have bound usFree our hearts to faith and
1Encamped along the hills of light,Ye Christian soldiers, rise,And press the battle ere the nightShall veil the glowing skies.Against the foe in vales below,Let all our strength be hurled;Faith is the victory, we know,That overcomes the world. RefrainFaith is the victory!Faith is the victory!Oh, glorious victoryThat overcomes the world. 2His banner over us in love,Our
1Am I a soldier of the cross,a follower of the Lamb,and shall I fear to own his cause,or blush to speak his name? 2Must I be carried to the skieson flowery beds of ease,while others fought to win the prize,and sailed through bloody seas? 3Are there no foes for me to face?Must I not stem
1O Christian, awake! ’tis the Master’s command;With helmet and shield, and a sword in thy hand,To meet the bold tempter, go, fearlessly go,Then stand like the brave, with thy face to the foe. RefrainStand like the brave, stand like the brave,Stand like the brave, with thy face to the foe. 2The cause of thy Master
