← Watch and Pray Hymns and Tunes (1888) · No. 1254

Watch and Pray

Watch, for the time is short;

1

Watch, for the time is short;Watch while 'tis called to-day;Watch, lest the world prevail;Watch, Christian, watch and pray;Watch, for the flesh is weak;Watch, for the foe is strong;Watch, lest the Bridegroom come;Watch, though he tarry long.

Chorus.

O watch and pray, O watch and pray;O watch and pray, O watch and pray, O watch and pray, O watch and pray;O watch in the darkness, and watch in the day;Christian, watch and pray.

2

Chase slumber from thine eyes,Chase doubting from thy breast;Thine is the promised prizeOf heaven's eternal rest;Watch, Christian, watch and pray;Thy Saviour watched for theeTill from his brow there pouredGreat drops of agony.

3

Take Jesus for thy trust;Watch while the foe is near;Gird well the armor on;Watch till thy Lord appear.Now when thy sun is up,Make thou no more delay,In this accepted timeWatch, Christian, watch and pray.