Hymn
Salvation Approaching
Awake, ye saints, and raise your eyes,
And raise your voices high;
Awake, and praise that sov'reign love
That shows salvation nigh;
Awake, and praise that sov'reign love
That shows salvation nigh.
Swift on the wings of time it flies;
Each moment brings it near;
Then welcome each declining day,
Welcome each closing year;
Then welcome each declining day,
Welcome each closing year.
Not many years their round shall run,
Not many mornings rise,
Ere all its glories stand revealed
To our admiring eyes;
Ere all its glories stand revealed
To our admiring eyes.
Salvation Approaching — Text from Christ in Song, 1908. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/salvation-approaching
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Salvation Approaching?
The words of Salvation Approaching were written by Philip Doddridge; the version here was published in 1908. The library holds 55 more hymns by Philip Doddridge, including My God, And Is Thy Table Spread and Zion's Watchmen.
Is Salvation Approaching public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Christ in Song, published in 1908. 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 Salvation Approaching?
Salvation Approaching is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Lord of Glory Is My Light, Christ our Strength and Righteousness and Majestic sweetness sits enthroned.