PARADISE P. M. (No. 1)

J. Barnby

REFRAIN.

Where loyal hearts, and true,

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WAKE, awake! for night is flying;

The watchmen on the heights are crying,
Awake, Jerusalem, at last!
Midnight hears the welcome voices,
And at the thrilling cry rejoices:

Come forth, ye virgins, night is past!
The Bridegroom comes; awake!
Your lamps with gladness take;
Hallelujah!

And for His marriage feast prepare, For must go to meet Him there. ye

2 Zion hears the watchmen singing, And all her heart with joy is springing, She wakes, she rises from her gloom; For her Lord comes down all glorious, The strong in grace, in truth victorious,

Her star is risen, her light is come!
Ah come, Thou blesséd Lord,
O Jesus, Son of God,
Hallelujah!

We follow till the halls we see
Where Thou hast bid us sup with Thee.
3 Now let all the heavens adore Thee,
And men and angels sing before Thee,
With harp and cymbal's clearest tone;
Of one pearl each shining portal,
Where we are with the choir immortal,
Of angels round Thy dazzling throne;
Nor eye hath seen, nor ear
Hath yet attained to hear
What there is ours,

But we rejoice, and sing to Thee
Our hymns of joy eternally.

Philip Nicolai 1598 Tr. by Catherine Winkworth 1858