No Vacant Chair

Hear the gra­cious in­vi­ta­tion

From the roy­al house of God

Unto all of ev­ery na­tion

Signed and sealed by Je­sus’ blood;

Lo! the wed­ding feast is wait­ing

Let us hast­en to pre­pare;

Let us waste no time de­bat­ing

Let there be no va­cant chair.

Let there be no va­cant chair!

Let us one and all be there!

Lo! the wed­ding feast is rea­dy

Let there be no va­cant chair.

Let us robe in snowy white­ness

For that great and hap­py day;

Tune our hearts to songs of bright­ness

Bid our trou­bles flee away;

There shall nev­er­more be sor­row

There shall nev­er­more be night;

At the fes­tal board to­mor­row

Shall be naught but pure de­light.

Many friends are there to meet us

In re­deemed

im­mor­tal state;

They are press­ing forth to greet us

As we’re sweep­ing thro’ the gate;

Hear the lov­ing Fa­ther plead­ing

Lo! the feast awaits us there;

Oh

His bless­èd sum­mons heed­ing

Let there be no va­cant chair.