If Jesus Came to Visit

If Jesus came to visit would you have to

Change your clothes before

You let him in?

Or hide some magazines,

And put the Bibles where they’d been?

Would you hide your worldly music

And put some hymn books out?

Could you let Jesus walk right in

Or would you rush about?

And I wonder if the Savior spent

A day or two with you,

Would you go right on doing,

The things you always do?

Would you go right on saying,

The things you always say?

Or would life continue

As it does from day to day?

Would you take Jesus with you

Everywhere you go?

Or would you maybe change your plans

For just a day or so?

Would you be glad to have Him there

To meet your closest friends?

Or would you hope they stay away

Until His visit ends?

Would you be glad to have Him stay

Forever on and on?

Or would you sigh with great relief when

He at last was gone?

It might be interesting to know,

The things that you would do,

If Jesus came in person,

To spend some time with you.

  —Anonymous