O lift up your heads! your redemption draws near!
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O lift up your heads! your redemption draws near!Let nothing discourage, or cause you to fear;Our Saviour is faithful, his promise is sureTo all who bear trials, hold fast, and endure.
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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, being mighty, will surely prevail.
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Hold fast that rich treasure, nor e'er lay it down;Endure to the end and let none take thy crown;The spirits of darkness will seek to devour,But Jesus and angels excel them in power.
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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.