Scripture Verse

People are destined to die once and then face judgment. Hebrews 9:27

Introduction

Words: Eu­gene M. Bart­lett, Sr., 1928. Ap­peared in Fa­vo­rite Songs and Hymns, com­piled by Ho­mer F. Mor­ris et al. (Dal­las, Tex­as; Pang­burn, Ar­kan­sas & Chat­ta­noo­ga, Ten­nes­see: Stamps-Bax­ter Mu­sic and Prin­ting, 1939), num­ber 99.

Music: Bre­mer­ton Eu­gene M. Bart­lett, Sr., 1928 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Eugene Bartlett (1895–1941)

Lyrics

This life will end some fu­ture day,
Another life will then be­gin;
Are you pre­pared for that ev­ent,
Just af­ter death—what then?

Refrain

Just af­ter death—O! an­swer me,
Where will you spend eter­ni­ty?
When time on earth shall cease to be,
Just af­ter death—what then?

The saved will have eter­nal life,
And they will safe­ly en­ter in.
To share the glor­ies of the Lord,
Just af­ter death—what then?

Refrain

The lost will go in­to des­pair,
Their tor­ment there will then be­gin;
They’ll cry for mer­cy from the Lord,
Just af­ter death—what then?

Refrain