597 Ye Servants of the Lord
[1]
Ye servants of the Lord
Each in his office wait;
Observant of His heavenly word
And watchful at his gate.
Ye servants of the Lord
Each in his office wait;
Observant of His heavenly word
And watchful at his gate.
[2]
Let all your lamps be bright
And trim the golden flame;
Gird up your loins as in His sight;
His coming thus proclaim.
Let all your lamps be bright
And trim the golden flame;
Gird up your loins as in His sight;
His coming thus proclaim.
[3]
Watch tis your Lord s command
And while we speak He s near;
Mark the first signal of His hand
And ready all appear.
Watch tis your Lord s command
And while we speak He s near;
Mark the first signal of His hand
And ready all appear.
[4]
O happy servant he
In such a posture found!
He shall his Lord with rapture see
And be with honor crowned.
O happy servant he
In such a posture found!
He shall his Lord with rapture see
And be with honor crowned.