1. Awake! O ye people, the Savior is coming;
He’ll suddenly come to his temple, we hear;
Repentance is needed of all that are living,
To gain them a lot of inheritance near.
Today will soon pass and that unknown tomorrow
May leave many souls in a more dreadful state
Than came by the flood, or that fell on Gomorrah—
Yea, weeping and wailing when grief is too late.
2. Be ready, O islands, the Savior is coming;
He’ll bring again Zion, the prophets declare;
Repent of your sins, and have faith in redemption,
To gain you a lot of inheritance there.
A voice to the nations in season is given,
Prepare, oh, prepare for the kingdom’s new birth,
To all the elect from the four winds of heaven;
For Jesus is coming to reign upon earth.