Watch! for the morning is breaking,

A moment, and He will be here!

The mists and the shadows are fleeing,

The darkness will soon disappear;

And He, for whom ages have waited,

The Lord Who has tarried so long,

Will come in an outburst of glory,

A moment, and we shall be gone.

Watch! for the morning is breaking,

A moment, the crown will be won!

A moment, and we shall be with Him,

A moment, the journey is done!

Lord, keep us each moment unsleeping,

And count us all worthy to be

In that noble band of Thy watchers,

Whose life is a vigil with Thee.