CPWI Hymnal ‎#50

50. Rejoice! Rejoice, believers

1 Rejoice! Rejoice, believers,
and let your lights appear!
The evening is advancing,
and darker night is near.
The Bridegroom is arising,
and soon he will draw nigh;
Up, watch in expectation!
At midnight comes the cry.

2 See that your lamps are burning;
replenish them with oil;
look now for your salvation,
the end of earthly toil.
The marriage-feast is waiting,
the gates wide open stand;
rise up, ye heirs of glory,
The Bridegroom is at hand!

3 Our hope and expectation,
O Jesus, now appear;
arise, thou Sun so longed for,
above this darkened sphere!
With hearts and hands uplifted,
We plead, O Lord, to see
the day of earth's redemption,
and ever be with thee!

Text Information

• First Line: Rejoice! Rejoice, believers
• German Title: Ermuntert euch, ihr Frommen
• Author: Laurentius Laurentii, 1660-1722
• Translator: Sarah Borthwick Findlater, 1823-1907 (alt.)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Topic: Hymns for the Church Year: Advent

Tune Information

• Name: GREENLAND
• Composer: Johann Michael Haydn, 1737-1806 (1819)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6 D
• Key: E♭ Major