212 Tis Almost Time for the Lord to Come

[1]
Tis almost time for the Lord to come
I hear the people say;
The stars of heaven are growing dim
It must be the breaking of the day.

[C]
O it must be the breaking of the day!
O it must be the breaking of the day!
The night is almost gone
The day is coming on;
O it must be the breaking of the day!

[2]
The signs foretold in the sun and moon
In earth and sea and sky
Aloud proclaim to all mankind
The coming of the Master draweth nigh.

[C]
O it must be the breaking of the day!
O it must be the breaking of the day!
The night is almost gone
The day is coming on;
O it must be the breaking of the day!

[3]
It must be time for the waiting church
To cast her pride away
With girded loins and burning lamps
To look for the breaking of the day.

[C]
O it must be the breaking of the day!
O it must be the breaking of the day!
The night is almost gone
The day is coming on;
O it must be the breaking of the day!

[4]
Go quickly out in the streets and lanes
And in the broad highway
And call the maimed the halt and blind
To be ready for the breaking of the day.

[C]
O it must be the breaking of the day!
O it must be the breaking of the day!
The night is almost gone
The day is coming on;
O it must be the breaking of the day!