The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16940

16940. How Can You Meet Him?

1 O the time is draw­ing near
When the Savior shall ap­pear!
How can you meet Him,
Guilty still and un­for­giv’n?
When His pre­cious life He gave,
You from sin and death to save,
How can you meet Him,
Christ the Lord of earth and Heav’n?

Refrain:
How can you meet Him,
How can you meet Him,
Lest with­in His blood
Your sins are washed away?
How can you meet Him,
How can you meet Him,
And ac­count to Him up­on
The judg­ment day?

2 Having not His laws ob­eyed,
With no pow’r your soul to aid,
How can you meet Him,
When in judg­ment He shall come?
Having all His plead­ing done,
And from love and mer­cy turned,
How can you meet Him,
Knowing well your fin­al doom? [Refrain]

3 Looking on a wast­ed past,
Facing all your deeds at last,
How can you meet Him,
And re­ceive your just re­ward?
Not one deed for Je­sus done,
Not one soul im­mor­tal won,
How can you meet Him,
And from Heav­en be de­barred? [Refrain]

4 Peace and joy be­yond recall,
Now from sin to dis­en­thrall,
How can you meet Him,
In that morn­ing face to face?
To be ban­ished from the throne
Into death and woes un­known,
How can you meet Him,
If you’re not a child of grace? [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O the time is draw­ing near
• Title: How Can You Meet Him?
• Author: Kathryn Bacon (1914)
• Refrain First Line: How can you meet Him
• Language: English
• Source: The Pilot by Alfred E. Helton (Lenoir, NC: Teachers' Music Publishing, 1914)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [O the time is draw­ing near]
• Composer: George Washington Bacon
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain