The Cyber Hymnal ‎#10675

10675. The Lord Shall Come In Dead Of Night

1 The Lord shall come in dead of night,
When all is stillness round;
How happy they whose lamps are bright,
Who hail the trumpet’s sound.

2 How blind and dead the world appears,
How deep her slumbers are,
Still dreaming that the day she fears
Is distant and afar.

3 Who spends his day in holy toil,
His talent used aright,
That he may haste, with heavenly spoil,
To meet his Lord that night?

4 Are you arousing from their sleep,
The saints who dare to rest,
And calling every one to keep
A watch more true and blest?

5 Wake up! my heart and soul, anew,
Let sleep no moment claim;
But hourly watch, as if ye knew
This night the Master came.

Text Information

• First Line: The Lord shall come in dead of night
• Title: The Lord Shall Come In Dead Of Night
• German Title: Der Herr bricht ein, um Mitternacht
• Author: Johann C. Rube
• Translator: Sarah B. Findlater
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Frühlings-Blumen, 1712; Tr.: Hymns from the Land of Luther, third series, 1858
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: SAWLEY
• Composer: James Walch (1860)
• Meter: CM
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain