Darkness Overspreads Us Here

Darkness ov­er­spreads us here

But the night wears fast away;

Jacob’s star will soon ap­pear

Leading on eter­nal day!

Now ’tis time to rouse from sleep

Trim our lamps and stand pre­pared;

For our Lord strict watch to keep

Lest He find us off our guard.

Let His peo­ple cour­age take

Bear with a sub­miss­ive mind

All they suf­fer for His sake

Rich amends they soon will find:

He will wipe away their tears

Near Him­self ap­point their lot;

All their sor­rows

pains and fears

Quickly then wilt be for­got.

Though al­rea­dy saved

by grace

From the hour we first be­lieved;

Yet while sin and war have place

We have but a part re­ceived:

Still we for sal­va­tion wait

Every hour it near­er comes!

Death will break the pri­son gate

And ad­mit us to our homes.

Sinners

what can you ex­pect?

You who now the Sav­ior dare;

Break His laws

His grace re­ject

You must stand be­fore His bar!

Tremble

lest He say

De­part!

Oh

the hor­rors of that sound!

Lord

make ev­ery care­less heart

Seek Thee while Thou may’st be found.