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Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal · No. 600
Hold Fast Till I Come
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A gospel hymn built on Christ's promise 'I come quickly,' urging believers to remain watchful and faithful until the Second Coming. Its imagery of burning lamps and the returning bridegroom draws on the parable of the ten virgins and reflects classic 19th-century Adventist hymnody.
Verse 1
Sweet promise is given to all who believe--
"Behold I come quickly, Mine own to receive;
Hold fast till I come; the danger is great;
Sleep not as do others; be watchful, and wait."
Refrain
"Hold fast till I come," sweet promise of heaven--
"The kingdom restored, to you shall be given."
"Come, enter My joy, sit down on the throne;
Bright crowns are in waiting; hold fast till I come."
Verse 2
We'll "watch unto prayer" with lamps burning bright;
He comes to all others a "thief in the night."
We know He is near, but know not the day--
As spring shows that summer is not far away.
Refrain
"Hold fast till I come," sweet promise of heaven--
"The kingdom restored, to you shall be given."
"Come, enter My joy, sit down on the throne;
Bright crowns are in waiting; hold fast till I come."
Verse 3
Yes! this is our hope, 'tis built on His word--
The glorious appearing of Jesus, our Lord;
Of promises all, it stands as the sum:
"Behold I come quickly; hold fast till I come."
Refrain
"Hold fast till I come," sweet promise of heaven--
"The kingdom restored, to you shall be given."
"Come, enter My joy, sit down on the throne;
Bright crowns are in waiting; hold fast till I come."
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