Singing the Living Tradition ‎#144

144. Now Is the Time Approaching

1 Now is the time approaching,
by prophets long foretold,
when all shall dwell together,
secure and manifold.
Let war be learned no longer,
let strife and tumult cease,
all earth a blessed garden
and God the god of peace.

2 Let all that now divides us
remove and pass away,
like shadows of the morning
before the blaze of day.
Let all that now unites us
more sweet and lasting prove,
a closer bond of union,
in a blessed land of love.

3 O long-expected dawning,
come with your cheering ray!
Yet shall the promise beckon
and lead us not astray.
O sweet anticipation!
It cheers the watchers on
to pray, and hope, and labor,
till all our work is done.

Text Information

• First Line: Now is the time approaching
• Title: Now Is the Time Approaching
• Author: Jane Laurie Borthwick, 1813-1897 (recast)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Words and Deeds of Prophetic Women and Men: In Time To Come; Peace and War; Unity and Diversity

Tune Information

• Name: WEBB
• Composer: George James Webb, 1803-1887
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
• Key: A Major