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| Today? Perhaps! Perhaps today! The Lord may come and catch away His ransomed Church, His blood-bought Bride To take her place at His blest side, When dead and living saints shall share One trumpet summons to the air. Perhaps today! Yes! He may come And call us to our Heavenly Home, That wonderous place beyond compare Which He, in love, doth now prepare-- Our Father's House! How sweet! How blest To be forevermore at rest! Today? Perhaps! Tis true! Today! Ere nightfall we may be away, Transported Home! How blest! How grand! Transported Home to Gloryland! One twinkling moment, then to be With Him for all eternity. Perhaps today! Then why the fear? Tomorrow we may not be here! The thing so dreaded may not come Till we are safely gathered Home! The threat'ning storm-cloud may not break Till, in His Presence, we awake. Perhaps today! Oh, lonely soul, Thy heart shall reach its longed-for goal; The fellowship, the joy, the bliss, Which now thy heart doth sorely miss, Perchance may be thy heart's delight Ere closes in another night. Perhaps today! Then much-tried saint, Look up, nor let thy spirit faint; The stretching road thine eyes may see May never be traversed by thee-- One moment's space and then above, To find thyself in cloudless love! Perhaps today, afflicted life, Thou shalt be taken from the strife, From all that hatred to thy word Which comes as thou dost please thy Lord. And then, ah then, how shall the pain Compared with all thou then shalt gain! Perhaps today the fight will cease, And then, eternal wondrous peace! The evil hosts which rage and roar Shall reach us there? NO, nevermore! O blessed hope, to them be free For ever through eternity! We'll meet again - perhaps today The dear ones who have passed away-- The loved ones who now softly sleep When Jesus now doth safely keep, Oh wondrous joy to meet them There At that blest union in the air! Perhaps today this mortal frame With all enfeebled nature's claim Shall be exchanged, and we shall own A "temple" where shall not be known A sense of weakness or decay, Or strength that surely ebbs away. Perhaps today we all shall stand At Christ's tribunal, wondrous grand-- There gathered through redeeming love, All ransomed, yet to have Him prove Life's service, and to gain reward Where life or labour pleased the Lord. Perhaps today! He'll come most sure! This hope He means to keep us pure-- To have us watching, ready, free, Untrammeled with iniquity, That we may meet Him without shame Or conscious sense of guilt or blame. Today perhaps! Perhaps today! Yes, He may come! Then watch and pray! This "blessed hope" keep much in view, Nor deem it dead, though taught by few. And be as urgent as you may In winning souls, while 'tis "Today"! ~ Written by J. Danson Smith~ Published in the book, Maranatha Bells, by Arno C. Gaebelein, Copyright 1935 ________________________________________________________ Further Reading on the Rapture: Are You Rapture Ready? Why a Pre-Trib Rapture? Children In The Rapture? No Such Thing As a Partial Rapture The Da Vinci Code and the Antichrist Two Witnesses in Revelation 11 Babel - The Center of Unity More Christian Poetry found here |
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