Ye saints all, take courage,
For Jesus is coming;
It may be at midnight,
Or it may be at noon:—
His word is, Be ready,
Be waiting and watching,
The trumpet will be sounding,
He may come very soon.
Then the dead shall arise,
And the living be changed,
In a moment, Lord Jesus,
We will meet in the air.
O! how glad we shall be,
When Thy face we shall see,
And with Thee evermore,
Thy glory shall share.
Then Christian, be ready,
For the night is far gone,
The bright Star of morning,
In the sky will appear,
The darkness be breaking
For all that are watching,
And all that are waiting
To meet with Him there.
O sinner, if Jesus
Should come now this moment,
Would you with the saved ones
Rise up in the air?
What weeping and wailing,
Should you not be taken,
But shut out in darkness,
In endless despair.
Then flee now to Jesus,
While still He is waiting;
He loves you, He wants you,
He has died on the tree.
His blood has been shed;
The door is still open,
A free, full salvation
He offers to thee.
Then wait not! delay not!
For time is quickly passing;
This moment believe Him,
And then you may know,
"Though your sins be as scarlet,"
Or crimson's red glow,
His shed blood will make them
"As white as the snow.”