"The Bridegroom soon is coming –
The joyful truth proclaim:
Sound, sound the silver trumpet
O'er hill, and dale, and plain;
That trump which hath been telling,
Throughout the darksome night,
Salvation's blessed story
Of peace, and joy, and light!

O blessed, blessed Jesus!
We know those joyful sounds:
They tell of sins forgiven –
They tell how grace abounds;
And now in Thee rejoicing,
We wait the coming morn ;
With longing heart we're looking,
To see the glory dawn.

Sound, sound the silver trumpet,
Let it be loudly blown,
Through every tribe and nation,
Till it be fully known –
Till all Thy slumbering virgins,
Roused by the midnight cry,
Re-echo wide the tidings,
"THE BRIDEGROOM DRAWETH NIGH."

Arise from sloth and slumber,
Hark! 'tis the Bridegroom's voice:
"Come, come with Me, My loved one,
Come with Me and rejoice ;
We soon shall be united,
Ah, never more to part!
Then come with Me, My fair one,
Yea, give Me all thy heart.

"For thee I left the glory,
For thee to bleed and die,
Was bruised, afflicted, smitten,
God's throne to glorify.
Rejoice, then, My beloved!
I'll quickly, quickly come,
To bear My Bride to heaven,
To take My loved one home!
"I'll share with thee the glory
My Father gave to Me,
And all His wondrous fulness
I'll there unfold to thee.
Then, hark! My spouse, My fair one,
Now listen to My voice;
Yea, turn from all around thee,
And in My love rejoice! "

Yes, dearest Lord, we hear Thee;
Thy silver trumpet's sound
Thrills through our hearts with gladness,
And makes our songs resound.
Come quickly! oh, come quickly!
To bear Thy Bride away
To realms of light and glory-
To everlasting day!

There we shall fully know Thee,
As we are fully known,
And, perfected in beauty.
Shall share Thy glorious throne.
We'll then shout Hallelujahs
To God and to the Lamb:
Praise Father, Son, and Spirit,
The glorious, great I AM!