Before the King Returns to Reign Lyrics

The night draws long and the day feels near

But no man knows when Christ appears

The heavens wait at the gates of time

While mercy lingersgrace in its prime

If ten had stood Sodom would be spared

Is God still searching? Does He find us there?

What if the Church holds back the dawn

Our fervent prayers delaying his come ?

Could faithfulness extend His stay

Or will the Judge return today?

Oh the time is fleeting the moments few

The bride must wake and rise anew!

Are we the light or have we dimmed?

Will we proclaim His name again?

For the world awaits the final sound

Will it be lost or will it be found?

The trumpet's call waits at God's command

But love still whispers "Take My hand"

Have we grown cold grown dull in heart?

Has passion faded set apart?

The harvest fields are ripe and wide

Yet who will work before the tide?

What if it's the faithful holding the line

Giving sinners just a little more time?

Will we stand firm or will we stray?

Are we prepared if this is the day?

Oh the time is fleeting the moments few

The bride must wake and rise anew!

Are we the light or have we dimmed?

Will we proclaim His name again?

For the world awaits the final sound

Will it be lost or will it be found?

Tomorrow is not promised; today's the gift

Will our lives bring heaven's shift?

The Spirit callsdo we respond

Or drift away while time moves on?

The altar's open the night is late

The narrow road the narrow gate

What if our prayers sustain the world

Till every heart has heard His Word?

Oh the time is fleeting the moments few

The bride must wake and rise anew!

Are we the light or have we dimmed?

Will we proclaim His name again?

For the world awaits the final sound

Will it be lost or will it be found?

So rise O soul and heed the call

The Judge is near the signs say all

One breath remains; now is the hour

To serve His will or Satan overpower

What will we do with time's last grain

Before the King returns to reign