Jesus is standing in Pilates hall by Albert Benjamin Simpson

Jesus is standing -by Albert Benjamin Simpson. Albert Benjamin Simpson, often referred to as simply A B Simpson, was a famous Canadian evangelical minister whose major achievement was the founding of the Christian and Missionary Alliance (generally known as the C&MA). When he set about the creation of this organisation in the 19th century his vision was that it should become simply a movement in world evangelism.

The C&MA would eventually play a leading role in evangelism worldwide. As well as being a popular theologian Simpson was a prolific writer of hymns and it is believed that he wrote at least 120 with 77 of them eventually being published in a 1962 collection of C&MA hymns called Hymns of the Christian Life.

Jesus is standing in Pilates hall by Albert Benjamin Simpson

Jesus is standing in Pilate’s hall,
friendless, forsaken, betrayed by all;
hearken! what meaneth the sudden call?
What will you do with Jesus?

Refrain:

What will you do with Jesus?
neutral you cannot be;
some day your heart will be asking,
“What will he do with me?”

Jesus is standing on trial still,
you can be false to him if you will,
you can be faithful through good or ill:
what will you do with Jesus?

Refrain

Will you evade him as Pilate tried?
Or will you choose him, whate’er betide?
Vainly you struggle from him to hide:
what will you do with Jesus?

Refrain

Will you, like Peter, your Lord deny?
Or will you scorn from His foes to fly,
daring for Jesus to live or die?
What will you do with Jesus?

Refrain

“Jesus, I give thee my heart today!
Jesus, I’ll follow thee all the way,
gladly obeying thee!” will you say:
“this I will do with Jesus!”