1 Would we patiently carry the burdens of life,
More trustfully bear its sorrow,
If but a day longer would end earthly strife,
If Jesus were coming tomorrow?
Refrain:
Coming in glory to earth again,
Coming in majesty He shall reign;
Blessèd deliv’rance His people obtain,
When Jesus shall come—some tomorrow.
2 Would we cheerfully work in the Master’s good cause,
More faithfully tell the story,
Upholding the banner of Christ and His cross,
If Jesus were coming tomorrow? [Refrain]
3 Would we turn from the trifles that lure us aside,
Our Guidebook more closely follow,
And seek for the blessing that’s never denied,
If Jesus were coming tomorrow? [Refrain]
4 Let us daily press onward with courage and cheer,
And hope from His promise borrow;
Be watching, and waiting for Him to appear,
Today, or it may be tomorrow. [Refrain]
Source: The Cyber Hymnal #15072
Pseudonym: Lidie H. Edmunds.
Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (… Go to person page >
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