Have You the Garment of White?

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The King bids you come and partake of the feast

Author: Harriet E. Jones
Tune: [The King bids you come and partake of the feast]
Published in 9 hymnals

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1 The King bids you come and partake of the feast;
For all there is room, even, unto the least;
But, if you would enter the palace so fair,
The pure wedding garment you surely must wear.

Refrain:
Oh, have you the garment of white, brother,
If called to the banquet tonight—
The beautiful garment of white, brother,
They wear in the palace of light?

2 Oh, will you be speechless when questioned by One
Who offered you mercy thro’ Jesus his Son?
Who opened a fountain that sinners below
Might wear a bright garment as spotless as snow? [Refrain]

3 Dear friend, are you ready to meet the great King,
And join in the anthem the glorified sing?
Oh, will you be welcome within that pure home,
Where none but the white-robed are suffered to come? [Refrain]

Source: Redemption Songs #45

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Author: Harriet E. Jones

Harriet E. Rice Jones, 1823-1915 Born: April 18, 1823, Pompey Hollow, Onondaga County, New York. Died: 1915, Binghamton, New York. Buried: Oran Community Church Cemetery, Pompey, Onondaga County, New York. Daughter of Eleazer Rice, Jones lived in Onondaga County, New York. Her girlhood was spent on a farm, receiving what education the country schools and one term at high school could provide. She was always fond of reading, and was a great singer, with a clear ringing voice. On July 7, 1844, she married a son of Rev. Zenas Jones; her husband died in 1879. Her song writing career began when her poetry came to the attention of Dr. M. J. Mun… Go to person page >

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First Line:	The King bids you come and partake of the feast
Title:	Have You the Garment of White?
Author:	Harriet E. Jones
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain