The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13091

13091. The Coming Millennium

1 Awake! awake! O Zion!
Put on thy strength divine—
Thy garments, bright in beauty—
The bridal dress be thine:
Jerusalem the holy,
To purity restored;
Meek bride, all fair and lowly,
Go forth to meet thy Lord.

2 From henceforth pure and spotless,
All glorious within,
Prepared to meet the Bridegroom,
And cleansed from every sin;
With love and wonder smitten,
And bowed in guileless shame,
Upon thy heart be written
The new mysterious name.

3 Jerusalem the holy,
In light and peace behold;
Her glowing altars flaming,
Her candlesticks of gold.
The heav’nly Bridegroom’s dwelling,
The place of David’s thrones;
Her solemn anthems swelling,
Her pavement precious stones.

4 Jerusalem, victorious
In triumph o’er her foes;
Mount Zion, great and glorious,
Thy gates no more shall close:
Earth’s millions shall assemble
Around thy open door,
While hell and Satan tremble,
And earth and Heav’n adore.

5 The Lamb who bore our sorrows
Comes down to earth again;
No sufferer now, but victor,
For evermore to reign;
To reign in every nation,
And rule in every zone:
O world-wide coronation!
In every heart a throne.

6 Awake! awake! O Zion!
Thy bridal day draws nigh—
The day of signs and wonders,
And marvels from on high:
The sun uprises slowly,
But keep thou watch and ward;
Fair bride, all pure and lowly,
Go forth to meet thy Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: Awake! awake! O Zion!
• Title: The Coming Millennium
• Author: Benjamin Gough
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Language: English
• Source: Lyra Sabbatica (London: Houlston & Wright, 1865)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: CHENIES by Timmothy R. Matthews, LANCASHIRE by Henry T. Smart

Tune Information

• Name: ST. PAUL
• Composer: Henry Johnson Storer (1896)
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain