When The Bridegroom Cometh

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When the Bridegroom cometh For His own by and by

Author: J. M. Harris (1907)
Tune: [When the Bridegroom cometh] (Harris)
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 When the Bridegroom cometh
For His own by and by,
Will your soul be ready for that home on high,
Will your lamp be burning
And your robes be white,
Will you enter with Him thro’ the gates of light?

Refrain:
Are you ready, for the great judgment day?
Are you ready, with your sins washed away?
Should He come in the morning,
Or at midnight without warning,
Are you ready for the great judgment day?

2 When the Bridegroom cometh
And His voice you shall hear,
Will your heart be joyful or be filled with fear?
Will you gladly meet Him
In the clouds so fair?
Or will sin and sorrow drive thee to despair? [Refrain]

3 When the Bridegroom cometh
Then we all must appear,
’Round His throne eternal and our sentence hear;
Will you hear His welcome
To eternal light,
Or, "Depart, ye cursed, into endless night"? [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #13102

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Author: J. M. Harris

Born: May 29, 1867, Williamsport, Ohio. Died: July 20, 1934, Miami, Florida. John’s wife was songwriter Margaret Harris. His works include: Waves of Glory No. 1 (Los Angeles, California: Nazarene Publishing Company, 1905) (editor) Spiritual Songs, edited with his wife Margaret & G. A. McLaughlin (Chicago, Illinois: Christian Witness Publishing Company, circa 1908) Glorious Gospel in Song (Chicago, Illinois: Christian Witness Publishing Company, 1910) (editor) --www.hymntime.com/tch Go to person page >

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First Line:	When the Bridegroom cometh For His own by and by
Title:	When The Bridegroom Cometh
Author:	J. M. Harris (1907)
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Are you ready, for the great judgment day?
Copyright:	Public Domain