His Coming May Be Near

Who can tell the hour of His appearing

Author: C. Austin Miles
Tune: [Who can tell the hour of His appearing]
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Who can tell the hour of His appearing?
Are the signs now in the sky?
Are we ready if the coming dawning
Sees Him drawing nigh?

Refrain:
Look well to your garments, Christian,
Be sure they are clean and spotless,
For the coming of the Bridegroom when He shall appear;
Look well to your soul, O sinner,
Repent, that it be made ready
For the coming of the Bridegroom may be near.

2 Christian, yours will be the happy moment,
When in clouds He comes for you;
Sinner, should His coming be tomorrow,
What, then, would you do? [Refrain]

3 Heed the warning, even tho’ the moment
May not surely be made known;
But we know that He is surely coming
Down to claim His own. [Refrain]

Source: New Songs of Pentecost No. 2 #43

Author: C. Austin Miles

Charles Austin Miles USA 1868-1946. Born at Lakehurst, NJ, he attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of PA. He became a pharmacist. He married Bertha H Haagen, and they had two sons: Charles and Russell. In 1892 he abandoned his pharmacy career and began writing gospel songs. At first he furnished compositions to the Hall-Mack Publishing Company, but soon became editor and manager, where he worked for 37 years. He felt he was serving God better in the gospel song writing business, than as a pharmacist. He published the following song books: “New songs of the gospel” (1900), “The service of praise” (1900), “The voice of praise” (1904), “The tribute of song” (1904), “New songs of the gospel… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Who can tell the hour of His appearing
Title: His Coming May Be Near
Author: C. Austin Miles
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Look well to your garments, Christian
Publication Date: 1917
Copyright: Public Domain

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New Songs of Pentecost No. 2 #43

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