Wake! the Welcome Day Appeareth

Wake! the wel­come day ap­pear­eth

How with joy our hearts its cheer­eth!

Wake! the Lord’s great year be­hold!

That which ho­ly men of old

Those who throng the sac­red pag­es

Waited for through count­less ag­es;

Hal­le­lu­jah! Hal­le­lu­jah!

Now the wished for morn­ing break­eth;

Hark! how Si­on’s daugh­ter wak­eth

Shouts of joy and ju­bi­lee

Thus His ad­vent-dawn to see:

King and Bride­groom she en­thrones Him

Though ’tis but a rem­nant owns Him;

Hal­le­lu­jah! Hal­le­lu­jah!

Patriarchs erst and priests as­pir­ing

Kings and pro­phets long de­sir­ing

Saw not this be­fore they died:

Lo! the Light to them de­nied!

See its beams to earth di­rect­ed!

Welcome

O Thou long-ex­pect­ed!

Hal­le­lu­jah! Hal­le­lu­jah!

He

the Sav­ior sent by Heav­en

Once through faith to Ab­ram giv­en

Israel’s Son and glor­ious King

Hope to which the hea­then cling

Now on earth with men ab­id­ing

Comes to Zi­on meek­ly rid­ing;

Hal­le­lu­jah! Hal­le­lu­jah!

Lo! He comes

a vic­tim will­ing

All His Father’s will ful­fill­ing;

He will

through His pre­cious blood

All things once again make good

Pain and shame of death sus­tain­ing

What was lost with joy re­gain­ing;

Hal­le­lu­jah! Hal­le­lu­jah!

In our stead Him­self He of­fers

On th’ac­curs­èd tree He suf­fers

That His death’s sweet sa­vor may

Take our curse for aye away

Cross and curse for us en­dur­ing

Hope and Heav’n to us se­cur­ing;

Hal­le­lu­jah! Hal­le­lu­jah!

Moses’ law no long­er rules us

Christ’s free Spir­it gent­ly schools us;

Ended now our cap­tive thrall

He who God ob­eys in all

Through His Sav­ior’s death and mer­it

Now en­joys ad­opt­ion’s spir­it;

Hal­le­lu­jah! Hal­le­lu­jah!

Rent the tem­ple cur­tain’s cen­ter

Fearless each may strive to en­ter

Through the veil

the ho­ly place

There to stand be­fore His face;

He who once came down from Heav­en

Fear from all our breasts hath driv­en;

Hal­le­lu­jah! Hal­le­lu­jah!

Therefore

songs tri­umph­ant rais­ing

Zion

still your King be prais­ing

Praises sing with mouth and heart

In His reign thou’lt bear thy part;

Come

thy­self as of­fer­ing bring­ing

Come

thou Bride

for ev­er sing­ing

Hal­le­lu­jah! Hal­le­lu­jah!