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- 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.”
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- 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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- 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.
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- 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.”