15072. If Jesus Were Coming Tomorrow

1 Would we patiently carry the burdens of life,
More trustfully bear its sorrow,
If but a day longer would end earthly strife,
If Jesus were coming tomorrow?

Refrain:
Coming in glory to earth again,
Coming in majesty He shall reign;
Blessèd deliv’rance His people obtain,
When Jesus shall come—some tomorrow.

2 Would we cheerfully work in the Master’s good cause,
More faithfully tell the story,
Upholding the banner of Christ and His cross,
If Jesus were coming tomorrow? [Refrain]

3 Would we turn from the trifles that lure us aside,
Our Guidebook more closely follow,
And seek for the blessing that’s never denied,
If Jesus were coming tomorrow? [Refrain]

4 Let us daily press onward with courage and cheer,
And hope from His promise borrow;
Be watching, and waiting for Him to appear,
Today, or it may be tomorrow. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Would we patiently carry the burdens of life
Title: If Jesus Were Coming Tomorrow
Author: Eliza Edmunds Hewitt (1898)
Refrain First Line: Coming in glory to earth again
Language: English
Source: Pentecostal Praises by William J. Kirkpatrick and Henry L. Gilmour (Phladelphia: Hall-Mack, 1898)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [Would we patiently carry the burdens of life]
Composer: William James Kirkpatrick
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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