At Church On Time By Henry Beer | Poem

At Church on Time

I like to be at church on time,
To join in doing and prayer,

And with the brethren of the Lord

The morning blessings share.

Our faith is a profession

And it requires zeal;

We do by prompt attendance

Our inner state reveal.

And many will rise early

Some earthly thing to gain,

For such they strive to be on time

Their object to attain.

The principals of business

To faith should be applied;

This value of true worship

Will evermore abide.

When children have a hunger,

You'll see each little face

Quite early at the table

In proper time and place.

And if we truly love the Lord,

And cherish things divine,

We'll gather there in one accord

And strive to be on time.

How oft our hearts are burdened!

For instant help we plead!

What if the Lord would come too late

And not regard our need?

And when He gathers to His side

His saints from every clime

Then when He says "Come unto Me"

I hope to be on time.

By Henry Beer

My Garden of Verse

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