Hear the gra­cious in­vi­ta­tion,
From the roy­al house of God,
Unto all of ev­ery na­tion,
Signed and sealed by Je­sus’ blood;
Lo! the wed­ding feast is wait­ing,
Let us hast­en to pre­pare;
Let us waste no time de­bat­ing,
Let there be no va­cant chair.

Refrain

Let there be no va­cant chair!
Let us one and all be there!
Lo! the wed­ding feast is rea­dy,
Let there be no va­cant chair.

Let us robe in snowy white­ness
For that great and hap­py day;
Tune our hearts to songs of bright­ness,
Bid our trou­bles flee away;
There shall ne­ver­more be sor­row,
There shall ne­ver­more be night;
At the fes­tal board to­mor­row,
Shall be naught but pure de­light.

Refrain

Many friends are there to meet us
In re­deemed, im­mor­tal state;
They are press­ing forth to greet us,
As we’re sweep­ing thro’ the gate;
Hear the lov­ing Fa­ther plead­ing,
Lo! the feast awaits us there;
Oh, His bless­èd sum­mons heed­ing,
Let there be no va­cant chair.

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