nigh;

The phrase "nigh;" resonates through 4 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“nigh;”· 4 hymns found
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Lift up your heads, re­joice,
Saints, be joy­ful;
Christ is com­ing from on high,
For the morn­ing draw­eth nigh,

nigh;

Now breathes a soft­er air,
Saints, be joy­ful;
Christ is com­ing from on high,
We can see it in the dist­ance,

Lift Up Your Heads, Rejoice

lyricist: Thomas Lynch, 1856, 1868
Composer: John Stainer, 1875
Hymn 1

...Lift up your heads, re­joice,

Redemption draw­eth nigh;

Now breathes a soft­er air,...

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Lift up your heads, re­joice,

Redemption draw­eth nigh;

Now breathes a soft­er air,

Lift Up Your Heads, Rejoice

Watchmen on the Walls of Zion

lyricist: Anonymous, 1886
Composer: Thomas Hastings, 1830
Hymn 2

...Saints, be joy­ful;

Your re­demp­tion draw­eth nigh;

Saints, be joy­ful;...

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Saints, be joy­ful;

Your re­demp­tion draw­eth nigh;

Saints, be joy­ful;

Watchmen on the Walls of Zion

Christ Is Coming (Ostrom)

lyricist: Henry Ostrom, 1905
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn, 1840
Hymn 3

...Christ is com­ing from on high,

Victory is ve­ry nigh;

Christ is com­ing from on high,...

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Christ is com­ing from on high,

Victory is ve­ry nigh;

Christ is com­ing from on high,

Christ Is Coming (Ostrom)

The Morning Draweth Nigh

lyricist: Fanny Crosby, 1889
Composer: John Sweney
Hymn 4

...For the morn­ing draw­eth nigh,

For the morn­ing draw­eth nigh;

We can see it in the dist­ance,...

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For the morn­ing draw­eth nigh,

For the morn­ing draw­eth nigh;

We can see it in the dist­ance,

The Morning Draweth Nigh

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