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Rejoice! Rejoice, Believers
1. Rejoice! Rejoice, believers,
And let your lights appear;
The evening is advancing
And darker night is near.
The Bridegroom is arising
And soon He will draw nigh;
Up, watch with expectation,
At midnight comes the cry.
2. See that your lamps are burning,
Replenish them with oil;
Look now for your salvation,
The end of sin and toil.
The marriage feast is waiting,
The gates wide open stand;
Arise, O heirs of glory,
The Bridegroom is at hand!
3. Our hope and expectation,
O Jesus, now appear;
Arise, Thou sun so longed for,
Above this shadowed sphere!
With hearts and hands uplifted,
We plead, O Lord, to see
The day of earth's redemption,
And ever be with Thee!
WORDS: Laurentius Laurenti, 1700
MUSIC: Trans. Sarah Borthwick Findlater, 1854 Alt. The Hymnal 1982Welsh folk melody Evans' Hymnau a Thonau, 1865 As in English Hymnal, 1906
Scripture: Matthew 25:1-10
Theme: Advent