"Supper Time"
music and lyrics by Ira F. Stanphill
copyright 1950
From Keys to the Kingdom Songs of Inspiration
published in 1959 by Denson Music Publishing Co
Birmingham AL

Verse 1
When I was but a boy in days of childhood
I used to play till evening shadows come.
Then winding down an old familiar pathway
I heard my mother call at set of sun.

Chorus
Come home, come home it's supper time.
The shadows lengthen fast.
Come home, come home it's supper time.
We're going home at last.

Verse 2
One day beside her bedside I was kneeling
And angel wings were winnowing the air.
She heard the call for Supper Time in heaven
And now I know she's waiting for me there.

Verse 3
In visions now I see her standing yonder
And her familiar voice I hear once more.
The banquet table's ready up in heaven.
It's supper time upon the golden strand.


The following was posted on the internet:

Ira Stanphill, one of the most prolific songwriters of this century, was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Honor in the performance category in 1997. Ira served the Assemblies of God through music ministry for over 6 decades. He wrote 600 songs and over 500 were published, including such well-known numbers as "Mansion Over the Hilltop," "Supper Time," and "Room At the Cross." He also pastored several churches and traveled extensively throughout the United States and the world.

Does anyone know if a book was ever published with those 500 works of Ira Stanphill? I would like to to purchase his works. Please reply to this category if you can help.