If Today Were the End of the World

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We are told that a great day is coming

Author: Johnson Oatman
Tune: [We are told that a great day is coming]
Published in 16 hymnals

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1 We are told that a great day is coming,
When the stars shall like banners be furled;
But would you be prepared for the judgment,
If today were the end of the world?

Chorus:
If the sun should be turned into darkness,
And the stars from their orbits be hurled,
O how would it fare with you my brother,
If today were the end of the world?

2 When the angel shall sound his great trumpet,
On the clouds will our Savior descend;
Then the cry will go out, "Time is over,"
Then the world with its turmoil will end.
[Chorus]

3 No one knows but the Father in heaven,
When the Lord in the air shall appear;
But if we are prepared for His coming,
We may greet Him with joy, not with fear. [Chorus]

4 This old world shall not roll on for ever,
Nor the moon like a banner unfurled;
Then suppose, just suppose for a moment;
That today were the end of the world. [Chorus]

Source: The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship #108

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Author: Johnson Oatman

Johnson Oatman, Jr., son of Johnson and Rachel Ann Oatman, was born near Medford, N. J., April 21, 1856. His father was an excellent singer, and it always delighted the son to sit by his side and hear him sing the songs of the church. Outside of the usual time spent in the public schools, Mr. Oatman received his education at Herbert's Academy, Princetown, N. J., and the New Jersey Collegiate Institute, Bordentown, N. J. At the age of nineteen he joined the M.E. Church, and a few years later he was granted a license to preach the Gospel, and still later he was regularly ordained by Bishop Merrill. However, Mr. Oatman only serves as a local preacher. For many years he was engaged with his father in the mercantile business at Lumberton… Go to person page >

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First Line:	We are told that a great day is coming
Title:	If Today Were the End of the World
Author:	Johnson Oatman
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	If the sun should be turned into darkness
Publication Date:	1914
Copyright:	Public Domain