If we were really looking
For the coming of the Lord,
I'm sure we'd seek more fully
To obey His precious Word;
To walk more closely to Him
And His dear reproach to bear,
If we were really looking
For that meeting in the air.
If we were really looking
For His promised, glad return,
Our hearts with love and longing
Would afresh with fervor burn.
And too we would be seeking
Every precious hour to buy,
If we were really looking
For His coming in the sky.
If to this precious promise
All His own were wide awake,
And we were really watching,
What a difference it would make!
'Twould cleanse and purify us
(This we readily can see)
Were we watching for His coming
Just the way we ought to be.
"To Him give all the prophets witness, that through His name whosoever believeth in Him shall receive remission of sins."