When Jesus Comes He’ll Tak’ Us Hame

Provided by: June Marshall (Portadown) and Gordon Steel (Glasgow)
Source: “Sacred Scotch Solos" by Alexander Halliday
Date: Circa 1920?
Tune: Keep Your Ain Door Clean
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Time is slippin’ owre oor heids
Hoo fast the years do roll
An’ millions trevellin’ here below
Ne’er thinkin’ on their soul
An’ here there’s nae abidin’ place
The grave is no’ the goal
An’ it’s drawin’ near the gloamin’
When the evenin’ bells will toll

Chorus:
When Jesus comes He’ll tak’ us hame
Whaur sorrows never roll
Sae we’ll meet Him in the gloamin’
When the evenin’ bells will toll

There’s a happy hame that waits us
If we are in His fold
It was Jesus paid the ransom
Tae clear the guilty soul
An’ noo He welcomes sinners a’
Before He ca’s the roll
For He’s comin’, Hallelujah!
When the evenin’ bells will toll

Tho’ we’re scattered faur and wide
Seekin’ for lost souls
When trials come in Jesus name
We’ll get victory over all
Be faithful! is the watchword
Till we hear the trumpet roll,
Then we’ll gaither in the gloamin’
When the evenin’ bells will toll

When we reach the gowden gates
Wi’ joy oor sheaves we’ll bring
Tae hear the Saviour say tae us
“Ye blessed, enter in”
We praise the Lamb that saved us
As we mairch the streets o’ gold
There’ll be music in the gloamin’
When the evenin’ bells will toll.