1 Lift your heads, ye friends of Jesus,
Partners in his patience here;
Christ, to all believers precious,
Lord of lords, shall soon appear;
Mark the tokens
Of his heavenly kingdom near. MIM 79.4
2 Hear all nature’s groans proclaiming
Nature’s swift-approaching doom! War, and pestilence, and famine,
Signify the wrath to come;
Cleaves the centre,
Nations rush into the tomb. MIM 79.5
3 Close behind the tribulation
Of these last tremendous days,
See the flaming revelation!
See the universal blaze!
Earth and heaven
Melt before the Judge’s face! MIM 80.1
4 Sun and moon are both confounded,
Darkened into endless night,
When, with angel hosts surrounded,
In his Father’s glory bright,
Beams the Savior,
Shines the everlasting light. MIM 80.2
5 See the stars from heaven falling;
Hark, on earth the doleful cry;
Men on rocks and mountains calling,
While the frowning Judge draws nigh,
“Hide us, hide us, Rocks and mountains, from his eye!” MIM 80.3
6 With what different exclamation
Shall the saints his banner see! By the monuments of his passion,
By the marks received for me,
All discern him,
All with shouts cry out, “‘T is he!” MIM 80.4
7 “Lo! ‘t is he! our hearts’ desire,
Come for his espous’d below;
Come to join us with his choir,
Come to make our joys o’erflow;
Palms of victory,
Crowns of glory to bestow.” MIM 81.1