Jesus reigns, and heav'n re-joices;

Jesus reigns, the God of love; Lord of life, Thy smile en--light- ens, Cheers,and charms Thy saints on carth: When,the aw ful summons hearing, Heav'n and earth shall pass a

way,

By Thy mer-its we find fa-vor; Life is giv-en thro' Thy Name.
O-pened is the gate of heav-en, Peace is made 'twixt man and God.
Loud-est prais-es, with-out ceasing, Meet it is for us to give.

A-men.

A-rise, and with Thy morn - ing beams Chase all our griefs a-way.
The prais-es of Thy roy
unison with all

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al Name, And own Thee as their King. our hearts, And calls a loud for Thee.

A-men.

1. Hark! a thrilling voice is sound-ing:"Christ is nigh!" it seems to
2. Wakened by the solemn warn-ing,
3. Lo!
the Lamb, so long ex-pected,
4. So, when next He comes in glory

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say;

Let the earth-bound soul a - rise;
Comes with pardon down from heav'n;
Wrapping all the earth in fear,

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"Cast a-way the dreams of darkness, ye chil-dren of the day!" Christ, her Sun, all sloth dis- pell - ing, Shines up- on the morning skies. Let us haste with tears of sor-row, One and all, to be for-giv'n. Not for chast'ning, but sal - va- tion, Un to us shall He ap- pear. A-men.