Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#598

598. Watch, Ye Saints

1 Watch, ye saints, with eyelids waking;
Lo! The powers of heaven are shaking;
Keep your lamps all trimmed an burning,
Ready for your Lord’s returning.

Refrain
Lo! He comes, lo! Jesus comes;
Lo! He come, He comes all glorious!
Jesus comes to reign victorious,
Lo! He comes, yes, Jesus comes.

2 Lo! the promise of your Savior,
Pardoned sin and purchased favor,
Blood-washed robes and crowns of glory;
Haste to tell redemption’s story. [Refrain]

3 Kingdoms at their base are crumbling,
Hark! His chariot wheels are rumbling;
Tell, O tell of grace abounding,
While the seventh trump is sounding. [Refrain]

4 Nations wane, though proud and stately;
Christ His kingdom hasteneth greatly;
Earth her latest pangs is summing;
Shout, ye saints, your Lord is coming. [Refrain]

5 Sinners, come, while Christ is pleading;
Now for you He’s interceding;
Haste, ere grace and time diminished
Shall proclaim the mystery finished. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Watch, ye saints, with eyelids waking
• Title: Watch, Ye Saints
• Author: Mrs. Phoebe Palmer (1807-1874) (1844)
• Refrain First Line: Lo! He comes, lo! Jesus comes
• Meter: L.M.Ref.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Christan Life: Watchfulness

Tune Information

• Name: [Watch, ye saints, with eyelids waking] (Kirkpatrick)
• Composer: William J. Kirkpatrick (1838-1921)
• Meter: L.M.Ref.
• Incipit: 11123 56522 23456
• Key: C Major