Hymn Chords

604. We Know Not the Hour

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We know not the hour of the Master’s appear-ing;

    C                           C7        Bb   F
Yet signs all foretell that the moment is near-ing

                                   C   F7   Bb
When He shall return ’tis the prom-ise most cheering

       F    C7      F
But we know not the hour.

C7      F
He will come, let us watch and be ready;

C7      F           C7
He will come, halle-lujah! hallelujah!

        F                            C      F7     Bb
He will come in the clouds of His Fa-ther’s bright glory—

       F    C7      F
But we know not the hour.



[[Full Lyrics]]

[Verse 1]
We know not the hour of the Master’s appearing;
Yet signs all foretell that the moment is nearing
When He shall return ’tis the promise most cheering
But we know not the hour.

[Refrain]
He will come, let us watch and be ready;
He will come, hallelujah! hallelujah!
He will come in the clouds of His Father’s bright glory—
But we know not the hour.

[Verse 2]
There’s light for the wise who are seeking salvation;
There’s truth in the book of the Lord’s revelation;
Each prophecy points to the great comsummation
But we know not the hour.

[Verse 3]
We’ll watch and we’ll pray, with our lamps trimmed and burning;
We’ll work and we’ll wait till the Master’s returning;
We’ll sing and rejoice, every omen discerning
But we know not the hour.