Part II

Expostulation

You'd better come to Jesus, to Jesus

p. 38
Key G major
Singing key F major
Time 2/4
15 stanzas

Words

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You'd better come to Jesus, to Jesus,You'd better come to Jesus in this our day.

Chorus.

So come poor sinner,You can't stand his ire,You can't stand his ire,In that great day.

You need a hope of mercy, of mercy,You need a hope of mercy, in this our day

You'd better be a praying, a praying,You'd better be a praying, in this our day.

You'd better get religion, religion,You'd better get religion in this our day.

Come try a bleeding Savior, Savior,Come try a bleeding Savior, in this our day.

He offers you salvation, salvation,He offers you salvation, in this our day.

Come, give your hearts to Jesus, to Jesus,Come, give your hearts to Jesus, in this our day.

You'll see the Judge descending, descending,You'll see the Judge descending, in that great day.

You'll hear the trumpet sounding, sounding,You'll hear the trumpet sounding, in that great day.

You'll see the dead arising, arising,You'll see the dead arising, in that great day.

You'll hear the thunders roaring, roaring,You'll hear the thunders roaring, in that great day.

You'll see the world a burning, a burning,You'll see the world a burning, in that great day.

You'll hear the sinners crying, crying,You'll hear the sinners crying in that great day.

You'll hear the saints a shouting, a shouting,You'll hear the saints a shouting, in that great day.

The saints will shine in glory, in glory,The saints will shine in glory, in that great day.

About this hymn

As printed Millennial Harp (1843), Part II, printed p. 38 (PDF 114). Two staves (treble with the words, bass); G major, 2/4. The verse (bars 1–7) is repeated (`:‖` at the end of bar 7); the word **Chorus.** is printed above the staff over the upbeat that follows the repeat, and the chorus runs from there to the end. Stanzas 2–15 are printed as verse below the music; each of them is sung to the verse and followed by the same chorus.