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[O! a wondrous time is coming unto you]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. R. Laugherty Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 56113 53322 11233
[O! a wondrous time is coming unto you]

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Be Prepared

Author: Sylvia Lee Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Oh! a wondrous time is coming unto you Refrain First Line: Be prepared, oh! why delay Lyrics: 1 Oh! a wondrous time is coming unto you, And the day nor hour no mortal knows; Be prepared, accept and trust the Savior true, Death and judgment meet with calm repose! Refrain: Be prepared, oh! why delay, When a moment may decide your fate? Be prepared for Christ today, Lest it shall forever be too late! 2 Jesus, for each trusting soul, escape provides Thro’ His mercy and unchanging love, And from death and night the wanderer safely guides To the shelter of the home above. [Refrain] 3 Look to Christ, believing, and His name confess, That He may salvation freely give; Be prepared, redeemed from all unrighteousness, And forever in His presence live! [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Oh! a wondrous time is coming unto you] Text Sources: Telling Jesus (Hudson, NC: Teachers' Music Publishing Co., 1922)
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Be Prepared

Author: Sylvia Lee Hymnal: Telling Jesus #45 (1922) First Line: Oh! a wondrous time is coming unto you Refrain First Line: Be prepared, oh,! why delay Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh! a wondrous time is coming unto you]
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Be Prepared

Author: Sylvia Lee Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #9404 First Line: Oh! a wondrous time is coming unto you Refrain First Line: Be prepared, oh! why delay Lyrics: 1 Oh! a wondrous time is coming unto you, And the day nor hour no mortal knows; Be prepared, accept and trust the Savior true, Death and judgment meet with calm repose! Refrain: Be prepared, oh! why delay, When a moment may decide your fate? Be prepared for Christ today, Lest it shall forever be too late! 2 Jesus, for each trusting soul, escape provides Thro’ His mercy and unchanging love, And from death and night the wanderer safely guides To the shelter of the home above. [Refrain] 3 Look to Christ, believing, and His name confess, That He may salvation freely give; Be prepared, redeemed from all unrighteousness, And forever in His presence live! [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh! a wondrous time is coming unto you]
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Sylvia Lee

Author of "Be Prepared" in The Cyber Hymnal Early 20th Century
Sylvia Lee

J. R. Laugherty

Person Name: J. R. Laughterty Composer of "[Oh! a wondrous time is coming unto you]" in The Cyber Hymnal
J. R. Laugherty
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