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| Christ comes quickly for His Bride, 
 
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|  | 1. | Christ comes quickly for His Bride, | 
|  |  | Wedding feast He will provide, | 
|  |  | Garments bright and pure supplied- | 
|  |  | Dress in time! | 
|  |  | Taking Christ as life she's dressed, | 
|  |  | By much suffering stitched and pressed; | 
|  |  | Righteous acts are thus possessed- | 
|  |  | Dress in time! | 
|  |  | Be in time! Be in time! | 
|  |  | For the marriage feast of Jesus | 
|  |  | Be in time! | 
|  |  | If your soul life you deny | 
|  |  | And the Spirit you apply, | 
|  |  | Then you'll fully qualify- | 
|  |  | Be in time! | 
|  | 2. | Virgins Christ comes quickly for, | 
|  |  | Those with oil an extra store, | 
|  |  | Not the fools who oil ignore- | 
|  |  | Buy in time! | 
|  |  | For the oil a price we pay, | 
|  |  | Deal with self without delay, | 
|  |  | Fill your vessels every day- | 
|  |  | Buy in time! | 
|  | 3. | For His servants Christ will come | 
|  |  | And reward each faithful one; | 
|  |  | Slothful ones will be undone- | 
|  |  | Serve in time! | 
|  |  | Make your single talent count, | 
|  |  | All self's problems now surmount, | 
|  |  | Serve with Christ, the living fount- | 
|  |  | Serve in time! | 
|  | 4. | Christ comes quickly for His grain, | 
|  |  | Ripened firstfruits to obtain; | 
|  |  | Unripe harvest will remain- | 
|  |  | Ripen now! | 
|  |  | >From earth's water grain must dry, | 
|  |  | >From the world your soul deny; | 
|  |  | To mature the self must die- | 
|  |  | Ripen now! | 
|  | 5. | Overcomers Christ will take, | 
|  |  | Those who all for Him forsake, | 
|  |  | Those who of first love partake- | 
|  |  | Win in time! | 
|  |  | All the deadness overcome, | 
|  |  | With the living Christ be one, | 
|  |  | Toward the goal now swiftly run- | 
|  |  | Win in time! | 
|  | 6. | Christ comes for His kingdom too; | 
|  |  | Heav'nly reign we must pursue, | 
|  |  | Let His rule our self subdue- | 
|  |  | Yield in time! | 
|  |  | Rebel self must be dethroned, | 
|  |  | Lessons must not be postponed, | 
|  |  | Quickly yield to Christ enthroned- | 
|  |  | Yield in time! |