If Jesus Came to Your House

Would you have to change your clothes
before you let Him in?

 Or hide some magazines,
and put the Bible 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?

 And would life for you 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
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.

Lois Blanchard Eades