Hymnal for Church and Home ‎#174

174. Who Will Join The Throng To Heaven?

1 Who will join the throng to heaven?
Come, our Savior calleth thee.
Come while yet the chance is given,
Humbly bow to Him the knee.
Turn from sin thy face away,
With the world no longer stray;
Greater things are thee awaiting
Than the world's despair and hating.

2 Hast thou spent thy days in chasing
Phantoms of delight and glee?
Hast thou fondly been embracing
Sin with all its agony?
Oh then turn to Calvary,
Let the cross thy solace be,
With a heart contrite and lowly
Give thyself to Jesus wholly.

3 He alone can safely guide thee
On the way to yonder shore,
Thou art safe with Him beside thee,
Having help for thee in store,
But without Him thou shalt fail,
All thy wisdom, like a tale,
In the final test shall perish;
Jesus only thou must cherish.

4 Come ye Christians brave the weather,
Courage take from God above,
Like a phalanx stand together,
Being one in faith and love.
Keep ye Jesus ever near
And His holy name revere.
Help and strengthen one another
Ev'ry selfish tho't to smother.

5 It is time we should be starting,
Death is swiftly drawing nigh;
Time, that we should be departing
For a place with Christ on high.
Take His cross and start today
All who dare not risk delay;
Come while yet the chance is given,
Who will join the throng to heaven?

Text Information

• First Line: Who will join the throng to heaven?
• Title: Who Will Join The Throng To Heaven?
• Author: H. A. Brorson
• Meter: 8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1927
• Topic: Call and Repentance
• Notes: Danish first line: Hvo vil med til Himmerige; Translator: P. C. Paulsen

Tune Information

• Name: [Who will join the throng to heaven]
• Composer: H. Rung
• Meter: 8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8.
• Key: A Major