Hymn
Rejoice! Rejoice, Believers
Rejoice, all ye believers,
And let your lights appear!
The evening is advancing
And darker night is near.
The Bridegroom is arising
And soon He draweth nigh,
Up, pray, and watch, and wrestle,
At midnight comes the cry.
Loud hosannas bring,
Let your voices gladly ring.
Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates!
The King of glory waits.
The watchers on the mountain
Proclaim the Bridegroom near;
Go meet Him as He cometh,
With hallelujahs clear.
The marriage feast is waiting,
The gates wide open stand;
Up, up, ye heirs of glory,
The Bridegroom is at hand.
Ye saints, who here in patience
Your cross and suff'rings bore,
Shall live and reign forever
When sorrow is no more.
Around the throne of glory
The Lamb ye shall behold;
In triumph cast before Him
Your diadems of gold.
Our hope and expectation,
O Jesus! now appear;
Arise, Thou Sun so longed for,
O'er this benighted sphere!
With hearts and hands uplifted,
We plead, O Lord, to see
The day of earth's redemption,
That brings us unto Thee!
Rejoice! Rejoice, Believers — Text from American Lutheran Hymnal, 1930. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/rejoice-rejoice-believers
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Rejoice! Rejoice, Believers?
The words of Rejoice! Rejoice, Believers are credited to S. L. Findlater and Laurentius Laurenti; the version here was published in 1930.
Is Rejoice! Rejoice, Believers public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from American Lutheran Hymnal, published in 1930. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Rejoice! Rejoice, Believers?
Rejoice! Rejoice, Believers is in 7.6.7.6 D. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Light of the World, We Hail Thee, Savior of the Lost and Come unto Me, Ye Weary.