1. How can I meet Him without my loved ones,
How can I smile and know they are lost,
When I see Jesus, up in the glory
Without the souls He bought at such cost?

2. Time now for warning, time now for pleading,
Time now to weep, to cling to the cross.
Too late in Heaven, to win our loved ones;
Too late to pray, to weep o'er the lost.

3. Solemn accounting, facing our Savior,
Rewards receiving, suffering loss!
Judgment seat, facing Jesus in Heaven;
Wood, hay and stubble, burning as dross.

4. How poor investment, in land or business;
What cheap returns we'll have for our pains!
But how the wise will shine in their glory,
When souls appear, what eternal gain!

5. How glad the greeting, praises and singing,
When we meet Jesus, with all our own!
Then will our labor seem but a trifle,
And all our tears, and toiling be done!