Scripture Verse

Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. Matthew 24:44

Introduction

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John B. Herbert (1852–1927)

Words: Li­na H. Bar­ton, in The Ban­ner of Vic­to­ry, by Alon­zo J. Ab­bey & Mer­ritt J. Mun­ger (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Ol­iv­er Dit­son, 1881), num­ber 17.

Music: John B. Her­bert (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Bar­ton (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Some day Christ will call us home­ward
To His home, we know not where;
Some day we shall hear Him call­ing;
Some day we shall see Him there.

Refrain

Some day, some day we shall an­swer to His call;
Some day, some day Christ will con­quer ov­er all.

Some day may come when we’re work­ing
In the vine­yard He has giv­en,
Or it may be when we’re stray­ing
In the fields we know for­bid­den.

Refrain

Some day may be ve­ry near us,
Nearer to us than we think;
Even now we may be stand­ing
On the si­lent river’s brink.

Refrain