The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9714

9714. The Savior Bids Us Watch And Pray

1 The Savior bids us watch and pray
Through life’s momentous hour,
And grants the Spirit’s quickening ray
To those who seek His power.

2 The Savior bids us watch and pray,
Maintain a warrior’s strife;
O Christian! hear His voice today:
Obedience is thy life.

3 The Savior bids us watch and pray,
For soon the hour will come
That calls us from the earth away
To our eternal home.

4 The Savior bids us watch and pray,
O hearken to His voice,
And follow where He leads the way,
To Heav’n’s eternal joys!

Text Information

• First Line: The Savior bids us watch and pray
• Title: The Savior Bids Us Watch And Pray
• Author: Thomas Hastings
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Spiritual Songs for Social Worship (Utica, New York: 1831)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: CHIMES by Lowell Mason; CORBET by William Mason in the "American Tune Book;" PETERBOROUGH by Ralph Harrison; SILOAM by Isaac B. Woodbury; TAMPICO,anonymous in "Christian Hymn and Tune Book;" VANMETER by Isaac B. Woodbury

Tune Information

• Name: BYEFIELD
• Composer: Thomas Hastings
• Meter: CM
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Public Domain