Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#14

14. Rejoice, all ye believers

1 Rejoice, all ye believers,
And let your lights appear;
The evening is advancing
And darker night is near;
The Bridegroom is arising,
And soon he draweth nigh;
Up, pray, and watch, and wrestle,
At midnight comes the cry!

2 The watchers on the mountain
Proclaim the Bridegroom near;
Go meet him as he cometh
With hallelujahs clear;
The marriage-feast is waiting,
The gates wide open stand;
Up, up ye heirs of glory,
The Bridegroom is at hand! A-men.

3 Ye saints, who here in patience
Your cross and sufferings bore,
Shall live and reign for ever
When sorrow is no more.
Around the throne of glory
The Lamb ye shall behold,
In triumph cast before him
Their diadems of gold!

4 Our hope and expectation,
O Jesus, now appear;
Arise, thou Sun so longed for,
O'er this benighted sphere!
With hearts and hands uplifted,
We plead, O Lord, to see
The day of earth's redemption
That brings us unto thee! A-men.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Rejoice, all ye believers
• Translator: Sarah Borthwick Findlater, 1823 - 1907
• Author: Laurentius Laurenti, 1660-1722
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church Year: Advent
• Notes: This hymn may also be sung to LANCASHIRE (No. 550).

Tune Information

• Name: VIGIL
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6. D.
• Key: A Major
• Source: Swedish Folk Melody