Scripture Verse

Be…ready, for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of Man cometh. Matthew 24:44

Introduction

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Barney E. Warren
(1867–1951)

Words: Bar­ney E. War­ren, Sal­va­tion Ech­oes (An­der­son, In­di­ana: Gos­pel Trum­pet, 1900), num­ber 73.

Music: Clar­ence E. Hun­ter (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

What if the Mas­ter should come to­night?
Would you be rea­dy to go?
Can you now say you have done the right,
Or must you with shame say no?

Refrain

What if the Mas­ter should come?
What if the Mas­ter should come?
Will you be rea­dy, wait­ing to go?
Oh, what if the Mas­ter should come?

What if the Mas­ter should come to­night?
Would you not trem­ble with fears?
Or could you wel­come that bliss­ful sight,
Without bit­ter sighs or tears?

Refrain

What if the Mas­ter should come to­night?
What if He’d say un­to thee:
Are you in dark­ness or in the light?
Then what would your an­swer be?

Refrain

What if the Mas­ter should come to­night?
Summon you up to His throne,
Open the books in His judg­ment light,
And sen­tence to woe­ful doom?

Refrain