He Comes

1 Awake! awake! O Zion, lift thy voice!
In the Lord thy God forevermore rejoice;
Arise! arise! behold, the night is past,
And the day has come at last;
Let thy harp resound as once it rang
In the grand old time of thy strength and prime,
When thy soul within thee sweetly sang,
Trusting in the promise of the Lord.
Hark! O Zion, hear the joy-bells ring!
Lo, he cometh, thy Redeemer-King!
He shall reign all glorious,
He shall reign victorious
O'er the world from shore to shore.
Awake! awake! O Zion, lift thy voice!
In the Lord thy God forevermore rejoice;
Arise! arise! behold, the night is past,
And the day has come at last;

2 He comes! he comes! the faithful watchmen cry;
To the hills look up and wave the banner high!
He comes! he comes! with trumpet tongue proclaim
Our redemption thro' his name.
Oh, the songs, glad songs that now we raise
In the dear retreat where we love to meet,
In the house of prayer and joyous praise,
Singing with the happy ones above
Crown, oh, crown him, our Deliv'rer-King!
Hail, oh, hail him, while our gifts we bring!
All shall hear his story,
All shall see his glory;
He shall reign from shore to shore.
He comes! he comes! the faithful watchmen cry;
To the hills look up and wave the banner high!
He comes! he comes! with trumpet tongue proclaim
Our redemption thro' his name.

Source: Living Hymns: for use in the Sabbath School, Christian Endeavor Meetings, the church & home #154