Eternity Is Drawing Nigh

lyricist: Horatius Bonar, 1877
Composer: Philip Phillips

Pray

breth­ren

pray

The sands are fall­ing

Pray

brethr­en

pray

God’s voice is call­ing.

Yon tur­ret strikes the dy­ing chime;

We kneel up­on the edge of time.

Eternity is draw­ing nigh

Eternity

eter­ni­ty

Eternity is draw­ing nigh.

Praise

brethr­en

praise

The skies are rend­ing;

Praise

breth­ren

praise

The fight is end­ing

Behold! the glo­ry draw­eth near

The King Him­self will soon ap­pear.

Watch

breth­ren

watch

The day is dy­ing;

Watch

breth­ren

watch

The time is fly­ing.

Watch as men watch the part­ing breath

Watch as men watch for life or death.

Look

breth­ren

look

The day is break­ing;

Look

breth­ren

look

The dead are wak­ing.

With gird­ed loins al­rea­dy stand—

Behold! the Bride­groom is at hand.

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