Standing Outside
- Words:
- J. A. McClung
- Music:
- J. A. McClung
Sheet music
- 1Judgment is surely coming,Coming to you and me,We will be judged that morningFor all eternity;Some will go into Heaven,Others will be denied;Will you be in that numberStanding outside?Outside,(Standing outside the portals,)Denied,(Standing outside denied,)Demons(Knowing that with the demons) abide;(Ever you shall abide;)
- 2Not(Never to share the beauties,) sanctified,(Waiting the sanctified,)Awful(O what an awful picture,)Standing outside.(Standing outside.)Outside,(Standing outside the portals,)Denied,(Standing outside denied,)Demons(Knowing that with the demons) abide;(Ever you shall abide;)
- 3Standing outside while loved ones,Enter the pearly gate,Knowing that there forever,You will then separate;To be away from loved onesAnd by your God denied;O what an awful picture,Standing outside?Outside,(Standing outside the portals,)Denied,(Standing outside denied,)Demons(Knowing that with the demons) abide;(Ever you shall abide;)
- 4Can you not see the pictureOf those who’re lost in sin,Standing outside the portals,Without a hope to win?Souls crushed with deepest sorrow,Without a friend to guide?O what an awful picture,Standing outside?Outside,(Standing outside the portals,)Denied,(Standing outside denied,)Demons(Knowing that with the demons) abide;(Ever you shall abide;)
In the hymnals
- Written in 1932, the words are in 18 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
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