When the Bridegroom Comes (Miller)

Words: David R. Miller, 1902. Appeared in Our Hymns, edited by Russell H. Conwell et al. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: John J. Hood, 1903), number 4.

Music: Alexander B. Morton (🔊 pdf nwc).

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In the shadows of the evening,
Will the Bridegroom come?
When the world is dark around us,
When the sins of life have bound us,
And the hand of fear has crowned us,
Will the Bridegroom come?
When the Bridegroom comes,
When the Bridegroom comes,
Will your lamp be trimmed and burning,
When the Bridegroom comes?

In the silence of the midnight,
Will the Bridegroom come?
When the reaper death is reaping,
When the soul in sin is sleeping,
And no guard the watch is keeping,
Will the Bridegroom come?
When the Bridegroom comes,
When the Bridegroom comes,
Will your lamp be trimmed and burning,
When the Bridegroom comes?

In the beauty of the morning,
Will the Bridegroom come?
When the eyes of faith are clearer,
When the pearly gates are nearer,
And the Savior is the dearer,
Will the Bridegroom come?
When the Bridegroom comes,
When the Bridegroom comes,
Will your lamp be trimmed and burning,
When the Bridegroom comes?

Oh, be ready, all be ready,
When the Bridegroom comes!
Come, O sinner, be forgiven,
From thy sins be wholly shriven,
Ere the throbbing sky is riven,
When the Bridegroom comes.
For the Bridegroom comes,
Yes, the Bridegroom comes;
May your lamps be trimmed and burning,
When the Bridegroom comes!

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