My soul is happy when I hear

Verse 1

1. My soul is happy when I hear The Savior is so nigh, And longs to see his sign appear Up on the op'ning sky.

Verse 1

My soul is happy when I hear The Saviour is so nigh, And longs to see his sign appear Upon the opening sky.

Verse 2

2. I love to wait, and watch, and pray, And trust his living word, And feel the coming of that day No longer is deferr'd.

Verse 2

I love to wait, and watch, and pray, And trust his living word, And feel the coming of that day No longer is deferred.

Verse 3

3. I do rejoice that life was given
In these last days to me,
That deathless I may rise to heaven,
And my Redeemer see.

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Verse 4

4. Then, waiting brethren, let us sing— He will not tarry long— And fill with love the hours that bring The glory of our song.

Verse 3

Then, waiting brethren, let us sing— He will not tarry long— And let with joy the hour that bring Our Elder Brother's song.

Verse 5

5. Yes, he will come; no longer fear, Though earth and hell assail; His word attests the moment near, And that can never fail.

Verse 4

Yes, he will come; no longer fear, His promise we'll believe; His word attests the moment near, And that can never fail.