Christ comes quickly for His Bride

Christ comes quickly for His Bride

Wedding feast He will provide

Garments bright and pure supplied—

Dress in time!

Taking Christ as life she’s dressed

By much suffering stitched and pressed;

Righteous acts are thus possessed—

Dress in time!

Be in time! Be in time!

For the marriage feast of Jesus

Be in time!

If your soul life you deny

And the Spirit you apply

Then you’ll fully qualify—

Be in time!

Virgins Christ comes quickly for

Those with oil an extra store

Not the fools who oil ignore—

Buy in time!

For the oil a price we pay

Deal with self without delay

Fill your vessels every day—

Buy in time!

For His servants Christ will come

And reward each faithful one;

Slothful ones will be undone—

Serve in time!

Make your single talent count

All self’s problems now surmount

Serve with Christ

the living fount—

Serve in time!

Christ comes quickly for His grain

Ripened firstfruits to obtain;

Unripe harvest will remain—

Ripen now!

From earth’s water grain must dry

From the world your soul deny;

To mature the self must die—

Ripen now!

Overcomers Christ will take

Those who all for Him forsake

Those who of first love partake—

Win in time!

All the deadness overcome

With the living Christ be one

Toward the goal now swiftly run—

Win in time!

Christ comes for His kingdom too;

Heav’nly reign we must pursue

Let His rule our self subdue—

Yield in time!

Rebel self must be dethroned

Lessons must not be postponed

Quickly yield to Christ enthroned—

Yield in time!