Scripture Verse

Keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. Matthew 24:42

Introduction

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John Bowman (1859–1944)

Words & Mu­sic: John M. Bow­man, in Gos­pel Praise, ed­it­ed by An­tho­ny J. Sho­wal­ter & Eli­sha G. Sew­ell (Nash­ville, Ten­nes­see: Gos­pel Ad­vo­cate Pub­lish­ing, 1900), num­ber 265 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

Oh, my bro­ther, are you rea­dy for your Lord to come?
Have you prayed to Him your err­ing ways to save you from?
Are you keep­ing in His foot­steps to that heav’n­ly home?
Where no sor­row ev­er shall ap­pear?

Refrain

Oh, my bro­ther, are you rea­dy for your Lord to come?
Are you fain­ting while the cross you bear?
Oh, keep watch­ing, trust­ing, pray­ing till you reach your home,
There a crown of glo­ry you shall wear.

Oh, my brother, are you faint­ing in the heat of day?
Are you hea­vy la­den, foot­sore, while up­on the way?
Keep on trust­ing Je­sus and His ho­ly will o­bey,
Press on for the king­dom now is near.

Refrain

Oh, my bro­ther, are you trust­ing in the Lord your God?
Are you walk­ing in the ho­ly paths your fa­thers trod?
Keep on pray­ing while along this heav’n­ly way you plod,
Till your lov­ing Savior’s voice you hear.

Refrain

Oh, my bro­ther, are you sink­ing as you walk the wave?
While your Sav­ior is so near with op­en arms to save,
Does your faith grow weak­er while the an­gry storm you brave?
Keep on pray­ing, bro­ther, ne­ver fear.

Refrain

Oh, my brother, are you watch­ing till the morn­ing light
Breaks up­on the fields of Ed­en you have kept in sight?
Is your faith un­cloude­d thro’ the long and wea­ry night,
Till the glor­ious morn­ing shall a­ppear?

Refrain