Will Jesus Find Us Watching?

This sheet brings together two stirring hymns centered on vigilance, readiness, and the Second Coming of Christ. Both pieces draw heavily on the parables of the faithful servants and the wise virgins, asking us if our lamps are trimmed and burning for the Master's return.

The first piece is an earnest reflection on finding Christ not just in the heavens, but in the faces of the poor and the stranger among us. It reminds the choir and congregation that our readiness is shown in how we welcome others. Following it is Fanny J. Crosby and William H. Doane’s classic, 'Will Jesus Find Us Watching?' With its memorable refrain, it asks a direct, personal question: 'O can we say we are ready, brother?'

In the choir loft, these hymns are especially powerful during the season of Advent or when the liturgy focuses on the end times. The straightforward solfa notation makes it easy for the choir to learn and harmonize, allowing the urgent, hopeful message of the lyrics to ring out clearly to the congregation.