Church of Christ, O Sleep No More

lyricist: Fanny Crosby, 1905
Composer: Howard Doane

Church of Christ

thy Lord is call­ing;

Ope thine eyes

be­hold and see

Precious souls

in chains of bond­age

Pleading now for aid from thee.

Up and work for those that per­ish

Haste

the time will soon be o’er;

Fold thy arms of love around them

Church of Christ

O sleep no more.

Lo

again thy Lord is call­ing;

Preach the Word

its truth pro­claim;

Lift thy voice and

like a trum­pet

Sound aloud Je­ho­vah’s name.

Boding clouds are in the dist­ance

Billows foam

and surg­es roar

Dark and wild the night is com­ing

Church of Christ

O sleep no more.

Still again thy Lord is call­ing;

Take the lamp that once He gave;

Let its beams of peer­less glo­ry

Shine afar the lost to save.

Do His will and do it quick­ly

For the time will soon be o’er;

He may come when least ex­pect­ed

Church of Christ

O sleep no more.

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