This also, knowing the time, that it is already time that *we* should be aroused out of sleep; for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, and the day is near; let us cast away therefore the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and lasciviousness, not in strife and emulation. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not take forethought for the flesh to [fulfil its] lusts. Romans 13:11-14
Have patience, therefore, brethren, till the coming of the Lord. Behold, the labourer awaits the precious fruit of the earth, having patience for it until it receive [the] early and [the] latter rain. James 5:7
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Romans 13:11-14, James 5:7O Lord, how long ere we shall see
Romans 13:11-14, Song of Songs 4:6The night before Thy shining flee?
2 Peter 1:19, Romans 13:12With hearts subdued we wait the dawn
2 Samuel 23:4, 1 Thessalonians 5:5Of God's eternal, tearless morn.
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Romans 8:22,23, 2 Corinthians 5:1-5We hail that hour when, freed from thrall -
Romans 5:12, 2 Corinthians 5:1-5The bondage caused by Adam's fall -
Philippians 3:21, 1 John 3:2With glorious bodies like Thine own,
Revelation 3:21, Revelation 5:6We'll meet for ever round Thy throne.
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1 Corinthians 15:54, 2 Corinthians 5:4Past death, past sin with all its woes,
Colossians 2:14,15, 1 Corinthians 15:26O'erthrown for ever all our foes;
1 John 3:2,3, Romans 8:25Hope lifts our hearts to that blest day,
1 Corinthians 15:55-57And takes from death its sting away.
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2 Timothy 2:6,7, Deuteronomy 34:5Thy servants die: O grant it, Lord,
1 Timothy 1:13,14, 2 Peter 1:15That we, who have their teaching stored
Hebrews 12:1, 2 Peter 1:12Within our hearts, may now step forth
1 Corinthians 15:48, 1 Thessalonians 5:5To fill the ranks with heav'nly worth.
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1 Corinthians 15:6, 2 Peter 1:1Grant unto us who still remain
1 Thessalonians 4:1, 2 Peter 3:11To walk before Thee without stain,
Colossians 1:7, Acts 20:28To serve Thy church with faithful love,
1 Thessalonians 4:17, Revelation 4:1Until we too are called above.