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Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal · No. 604
We Know Not the Hour
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →An Adventist hymn urging watchfulness for the Second Coming of Christ, drawing on prophetic themes and the uncertainty of the hour of His return. Its refrain 'He will come, let us watch and be ready' reflects classic 19th-century Adventist eschatological piety.
Verse 1
We know not the hour of the Master's appearing;
Yet signs all foretell that the moment is nearing
When He shall return 'tis the promise most cheering
But we know not the hour.
Refrain
He will come, let us watch and be ready;
He will come, hallelujah! hallelujah!
He will come in the clouds of His Father's
bright glory but we know not the hour.
Verse 2
There's light for the wise who are seeking salvation;
There's truth in the book of the Lord's revelation;
Each prophecy points to the great comsummation
But we know not the hour.
Refrain
He will come, let us watch and be ready;
He will come, hallelujah! hallelujah!
He will come in the clouds of His Father's
bright glory but we know not the hour.
Verse 3
We'll watch and we'll pray, with our lamps trimmed and burning;
We'll work and we'll wait till the Master's returning;
We'll sing and rejoice, every omen discerning
But we know not the hour.
Refrain
He will come, let us watch and be ready;
He will come, hallelujah! hallelujah!
He will come in the clouds of His Father's
bright glory but we know not the hour.
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