There is a Mighty Question

There is a mighty question we ask when nations rage: 
Just when will be Christ's coming, the ending of the age? 
Take care, said Jesus clearly, for many will appear; 
They'll claim to be Messiah, yet people should not fear. 

For in the days of Noah, the people went along 
In eating and in drinking, in merriment and song-- 
Then suddenly the world changed with great, surprising power; 
So too will be Christ's coming, and no one knows the hour. 

So keep awake and watchful; salvation is at hand! 
Our hope is in Christ Jesus, and by God's grace we stand. 
The night is almost over, we wait for God's new day, 
And through the Holy Spirit, we follow Jesus' way. 

Be ready in your living, for when you feed the poor, 
Or give to thirsty children the water they long for, 
And when you welcome strangers and help the ones in need, 
Christ says: "Receive my kingdom, for you are serving me." 

Carolyn Winfrey Gillette gives free one-time use of this hymn to congregations that support Church World Service.

Carolyn Winfrey Gillette is the co-pastor of the Limestone Presbyterian Church in Wilmington, Delaware and author of Gifts of Love: New Hymns for Today's Worship is a collection of 45 new hymns published by Geneva Press. A complete list of her hymns can be found at http://firstpresby.org/hymnlist.htm .
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