The Time Is Nigh, That Happy Time

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Lyrics from A Collection of Sacred Hymns for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Europe, 1840

Hymn 4
L.M.
1. The time is night, that happy time,
That great, expected, blessed day,
When countless thousands of our race
Shall dwell with Christ, and him obey.

2. The prophecies must be fulfilled,
Though earth and hell should dare oppose;
The stone out of the mountain cut,
Though unobserved, a kingdom grows.

3. Soon shall the blended image fall,
Brass, silver, iron, gold and clay;
And superstition's dreadful reign,
To light and liberty give way.

4. In one sweet symphony of praise,
The Jews and Gentiles will unite,
And infidelity, o'ercome,
Return again to endless night.

5. From east to west, from north to south,
The Saviour's kingdom shall extend,
And every man in every place,
Shall meet a brother and a friend.