Rejoice, All Ye Believers
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Rejoice, all ye believers, And let your ligths appear, The ev'ning is advancing And darker night is near. The Bridegroom is arising, And soon will He draw nigh; Up, pray and watch and wrestle, At midnight comes the cry.
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See that your lamp are burning, Replenish them with oil; Look now for your salvation, The end of earthly toil. the watchers on the mountain Proclaim the bridegrooom near, Go meet Him as He cometh, with Hallelujah clear.
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Ye wise and holy virgins, Raise your voices higher, Untill in songs of triumph They meet the angel choir. the gate wide open stand: Up, up! Ye heirs of glory; The Bridegroom is at hand.
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Our hope and expectation, O Jesus now appear: Arise, Thou Sun, so long'd for, O'er this benighted sphere: With hearts and hands uplifted We plead, O Lord, to see The day of our redemption, That brings us unto Thee.