The morn­ing breaks, ’tis bright and clear,
The sha­dows of the night
Are fly­ing swift away;
A stir­ring cry sa­lutes the ear:
Jesus is com­ing soon.

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The song of ju­bi­lee,
It sweeps o’er land and sea;
With thou­sand voic­es strong
The cho­rus speeds along—
One word of hope and cheer:
The king­dom now is near,
Jesus is com­ing soon,
Jesus is com­ing soon!

By form and creed are mill­ions bound,
But God hath sent the Word
To loose the ir­on band—
Deliverance dawns with this glad sound:
Jesus is com­ing soon.

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Salvation nears—the saints arise,
And from the sleep of death
The slum­ber­ing na­tions wake;
We too shall mount the star­ry skies.
Jesus is com­ing soon.

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Our glo­ri­ous king is com­ing soon—
It may be dark­est night,
It may be morn or noon;
In glo­ry then His saints will reign.
Jesus is com­ing soon.

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Awake, ye na­tions, from the dead,
With ev­er­last­ing joy
Let praise your tongues em­ploy;
By this sweet hope be com­fort­ed;
Jesus is com­ing soon.

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All praise and glo­ry to His name!
The King of kings is He,
Earth’s so­ve­reign yet to be;
Let all the saints aloud pro­claim,
Jesus is com­ing soon.

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