WAKE UP, O PEOPLE!
Chorus
Wake up, O people, the Lord is very near,
Wake up and stand for the Lord. (2)
Verse 1
Your saving Lord is near, Wake up!
His glory will appear, Wake up!
Your hour of grace is nearer than it ever was.
Verse 2
The night of sin has past, Wake up!
The light is near at last, Wake up!
The Day Star, Christ, the Son of God will soon appear.
Verse 3
To live in love and peace, Wake up!
To let all quarrels cease, Wake up!
To live that all you do may stand the light of day...
Verse 4
That Christ may be your shield, Wake up!
That death to life may yield, Wake up!
That heaven’s gate be opened wide again for you...