[Verse 1]
Em G D Em
Tread firmly, vigil keeper, who watches in the night;
G A B
Your master, long awaited, may come to you tonight.
Em Am Em Am Em
He will not come a rich man, to make of you a king;
A Em B Em
He comes to light your pathway, and that is everything.
[Verse 2]
Em G D Em
You turned your eyes to heaven, where last you saw him go;
G A B
You asked when to expect him; he said that you would know.
Em Am Em Am Em
The fig tree now is blooming; the hour is at hand;
A Em B Em
He comes to end your watching, and greet you man-to-man.
[Verse 3]
Em G D Em
No herald will proclaim him, no voice announce his sight.
G A B
He'll come to greet you covertly, stealing in the night.
Em Am Em Am Em
But then proclaim in triumph the way to love and peace;
A Em B Em
The kingdom will be opened, and all the vigils cease.