Tune--"Be Kind to the Loved Ones at Home."

O brother, be faithful! soon Jesus will come, For whom we have waited so long; Oh! soon we shall enter our glorious home, And join in the conqueror's song. O brother, be faithful! for why should we prove Unfaithful to him who has shown Such deep, such unbounded and infinite love— Who died to redeem us his own.

O brother, be faithful! the city of gold, Prepared for the good and the blest, Is waiting its portals of pearl to unfold, And welcome thee into thy rest; Then brother, prove faithful! not long shall we stay, In weariness here and forlorn; Time's dark night of sorrow is wearing away, We haste to the glorious morn.

O brother, be faithful! He soon will descend, Creation's Omnipotent King, While legions of angels his chariot attend, And palm-wreaths of victory bring. O brother, be faithful! and soon thou shalt hear Thy Saviour pronounce the glad word, Well done, faithful servant, thy title is clear To enter the joy of thy Lord.

O brother, be faithful! eternity's years Shall tell for thy faithfulness now, When bright smiles of gladness shall scatter thy tears, And a coronet gleam on thy brow. O brother, be faithful! the promise is sure, That waits for the faithful and tried; To reign with the ransomed, immortal and pure, And ever with Jesus abide.