Scripture Verse

Can ye not discern the signs of the times? Matthew 16:3

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in The Gos­pel Sing­er, by Phi­lip Phil­lips (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Lee & Wal­ker, 1874), num­ber 126.

Music: Phi­lip Phill­ips (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Philip Phillips (1834–1895)

Lyrics

Let the na­tions awake to the signs of the times,
A voice that is migh­ty and strong,
Like the thun­der of wa­ters, pro­claim to the world,
Jehovah is march­ing along.

Refrain

Then wake, let us stand with our face to the right,
And tread ’neath our feet ev­ry wrong;
The king­doms of dark­ness are trem­bling with fear,
Jehovah is march­ing along.

Men of bu­si­ness, awake to the signs of the times,
Be true, and to oth­ers be just;
Give your wealth to the Lord, for to Him it be­longs,
He lent it to you as a trust.

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Let the women awake to the signs of the times,
God calls you—the cross nobly bear;
You can light up the heart with the pag­es of life,
And tri­umph with God through your pray­er.

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Let the Chris­tian awake to the signs of the times,
For long at the post some have slept.
Arise, for the Mas­ter may sud­den­ly come,
And frown at the watch you have kept.

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Let the young men awake to the signs of the times,
God calls you, be­cause you are strong;
You can work in the vine­yard, with ar­dor and zeal,
For Him who is march­ing along.

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Careless sin­ner, awake to the signs of the times,
Give Je­sus your heart while you may;
O be washed in the blood—He will make you His child,
And take your trans­gres­sions away.

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