PROLOGUE

The Savior comes, his advent’s nigh;
He soon will rend the azure sky,
Descending swift to earth again,
When God shall dwell indeed with men!
O happy day, when wars shall cease,
And ransomed earth be filled with peace;
When sin and death no more shall reign,
And Eden bloom on earth again!MIM 2.3

Saints, lift your heads, that day is near,
When your Redeemer shall appear,
To take the kingdom and the crown,
And make his ransomed bride his own.
Shall not his people sing for joy?
Shall not the church their songs employ?
Sing, ye who will-sing while ye may,
And shout for joy th’ approaching day.MIM 2.4