A Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs: from various authors LI. Ye virgin souls arise

A Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs‎#LI

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LI. Ye virgin souls arise

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1 Ye virgin souls arise,
With all the dead awake!
Unto salvation wise,
Oil in your vessels take:
Upstarting at the midnight cry
Behold the heavenly bridegroom nigh.

2 He comes, he comes to call
The nations to his bar,
And raise to glory all
Who fit for glory are.
Made ready for your full reward
Go forth with joy to meet your Lord.

3 Go meet him in the sky,
Your everlasting friend—
Your head to glorify—
With all his saints ascend.
Ye pure in heart obtain the grace,
To see, without a veil, his face.

4 Ye that have here receiv'd
The unction from above,
And in his spirit liv'd,
Obedient to his love.
Jesus shall claim you for His bride—
Rejoice with all the sanctified.

5 The everlasting doors,
Shall soon the saints receive,
Above yon angel powers
In glorious joy to live:
Far from a world of grief and sin,
With God eternally shut in.

6 Then let us wait to hear
The trumpet’s welcome sound,
To see our Lord appear,
Watching let us be found;
When Jesus doth the heavens bow,
Be found—as Lord, thou find’st us now!