Scripture Verse

Before Me every knee will bow; by Me every tongue will swear. Isaiah 45:23

Introduction

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Charles Gabriel (1856–1932)

Words: Charles H. Ga­bri­el, in Songs of the Ta­ber­na­cle, ed­it­ed by Nell­ie Sharpe An­der­son (Belle­fon­taine, Ohio: Ta­ber­na­cle Pub­lish­ing, 1916), num­ber 36. Some hym­nals show the lyr­icist as Char­lotte G. Hom­er, one of Ga­bri­el’s pseu­don­yms.

Music: C. Hu­bert Bot­torf (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Bot­torf (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Someone will come to the Sav­ior to­night!
Out of the dark­ness to won­der­ful light;
Someone will turn from the wrong to the right—
Friend, what about you?

Refrain

What about you, what about you?
Is it not time that you loved Him, too?
Why will you lin­ger, why will you de­lay?
Trust Him, be­lieve, and be saved to­day.

Someone, re­pent­ant, be­fore Him will fall;
Someone will an­swer the dear Shep­herd’s call;
Someone will crown Him the Sav­ior of all—
Friend, what about you?

Refrain

Someone will hear the glad news Thou art Mine!
Someone will en­ter the king­dom di­vine;
’Round them the sun­beams of glo­ry will shine—
Friend, what about you?

Refrain