O, LIFT up your heads, your redemption draws near,
Let nothing discourage, or cause you to fear;
Our Saviour is faithful, his promise is sure
To all who bear trials, hold fast and endure.
Well may you have courage, your cause is the Lord's,
Attested by signs, and with Scripture accords;
And though all the powers of the Dragon assail,
The truth, it is mighty, 't will surely prevail.
Hold fast what thou hast, nor e'er lay it down;
Firm endure to the end, that none take thy crown;
The spirits of darkness will seek to devour,
But Jesus and angels excel them in power.
Rich promise to all who shall now overcome!
To be a firm pillar in God's sacred dome,
Inscribed with his name and the Son of his love,
And that of the City which comes from above.