Untitled article by Rainbow

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · December 17, 1867

“BEHOLD, HE COMETH.”

By Rainbow

Lo! we lift our heads with gladness, and cheer our hearts with song, For, the triumph and the glory shall dawn on us ere long. In faith we cry, Come quickly, Lord, and claim us for thine own, And where on earth thy cross did stand, oh! come and fix thy throne.

And though the strife grows keener still, and foes increase in strength, Lo! the day of our redemption is drawing nigh at length. With loving expectation each waiting heart is stirred, And the joyful cry, “He cometh!” shall soon by all be heard.

Awake, awake! the night is spent, the day is dawning fast, For the clouds on the horizon are breaking up at last. Now the night winds, sad and mournful, have slowly died away, And our joyous songs are greeting the coming of the day.

Awake, awake! lift up your heads, redemption draweth nigh! Lo! the tokens of the coming day are spreading in the sky, The Sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in his wings; And unto every watching heart, he sweet deliverance brings.

Awake, awake! the promises are now to be fulfilled, And in hope’s glad fruition shall each rising doubt be stilled. Now shall our dim eyes brighten, so long clouded by our tears, For he who maketh all things new, our Lord and Christ, appears.

—Rainbow.