Alternate Title: ‘Tis Almost Time for the Lord to Come
Words and Music by G.W. Sederquist
SDA Church Hymnal (1941) Hymn #182
SDA Church Hymnal (1985) Hymn #212
[Verse 1]
D G
'Tis almost time for the Lord to come,
D A
I hear the people say,
A7 D G
The stars of heaven are growing dim,
D A D
It must be the breaking of the day.
[Chorus]
D
O it must be the breaking of the day,
A D
O it must be the breaking of the day.
D
The night is almost gone,
G D
The day is coming on,
A D
O it must be the breaking of the day.
[Verse 2]
D G
The signs foretold in the sun and moon,
D A
In earth, and sea, and sky;
A7 D G
A - loud proclaim to the race of men,
D A D
That the coming of the Master draweth nigh.
[Chorus]
D
O it must be the breaking of the day,
A D
O it must be the breaking of the day.
D
The night is almost gone,
G D
The day is coming on,
A D
O it must be the breaking of the day.
[Verse 3]
D G
It must be time for the waiting church
D A
To cast her pride a-way;
A7 D G
With girded loins and burning lamps,
D A D
To look for the breaking of the day.
[Chorus]
D
O it must be the breaking of the day,
A D
O it must be the breaking of the day.
D
The night is almost gone,
G D
The day is coming on,
A D
O it must be the breaking of the day.
[Verse 4]
D G
Go quickly out in the streets and lanes,
D A
And in the broad highway,
A7 D G
And call the maimed, the halt and blind,
D A D
To be ready for the breaking of the day.
[Chorus]
D
O it must be the breaking of the day,
A D
O it must be the breaking of the day.
D
The night is almost gone,
G D
The day is coming on,
A D
O it must be the breaking of the day.