Scripture Verse

He who testifies about these things says, Yes, I am coming quickly. Revelation 22:20

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Sam­uel H. Wil­kin­son, in Hymns of the Se­cond Com­ing of Our Lord Je­sus Christ, ed­it­ed by Bai­le Brown & Pe­ter P. Bil­horn (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Bil­horn Bro­thers, 1911), num­ber 11 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Wil­kin­son (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

The time is come, Thou shalt arise,
And scat­ter Is­ra­el’s ene­mies!
O list to Ju­dah’s plaint­ive cry,
And turn to joy their sor­row.

Refrain

My Sav­ior so dear,
Lord Je­sus, appear;
We long for our home,
Come quick­ly, Lord Je­sus, come.

For like a flood has come the foe,
His ga­ther­ing forc­es dai­ly grow,
The knee to him we will not bow;
Lift up, O Lord, Thy stan­dard.

Refrain

The way is hard, the path is steep,
And dark­ness ga­thers o’er the deep;
’Tis on­ly Thou canst shield and keep
Me, in this hour of dan­ger.

Refrain

I wait to see the part­ing cloud,
I wait to hear the trum­pet loud;
I wait with deep de­sir­ings bowed,
To see Thee in Thy glo­ry.

Refrain