The Future

Oh

I oft­en sit and pon­der

When the sun is sink­ing low

Where shall yon­der future find me:

Does but God in Heav­en know?

Shall I be among the liv­ing?

Shall I min­gle with the free?

Wheresoe’er my path be lead­ing

Savior

keep my heart with Thee.

Oh

the fu­ture lies be­fore me

And I know not where I’ll be;

But wher­e’er my path be lead­ing

Savior

keep my heart with Thee.

Shall I be at work for Je­sus

Whilst He leads me by the hand

And to those around be say­ing

Come and join His hap­py band?

Come

for all things now are rea­dy

Come

His faith­ful fol­low­er be;

Oh

wher­e’er my path be lead­ing

Savior

keep my heart with Thee.

But per­haps my work for Je­sus

Soon in fu­ture may be done

All my earth­ly tri­als end­ed

And my crown in Heav­en won;

Then

for­ev­er with the ran­somed

Thro’ eter­ni­ty I’d be

Chanting hymns to Him who bought me

With His blood shed on the tree.