The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8044

8044. Are You Ready?

1 "In a moment when ye know not,"
Saith the Son of Man, I come;
If ye are not ready, waiting,
Awful fear will strike ye dumb.
Ye will stand before Me trembling,
Silent in your soul’s despair,
Thinking of unheeded warnings
That I gave you to prepare.

Refrain:
Are ye ready? are ye ready?
O my soul, delay no more;
Get ye ready for His coming
Ere the Lord is at thy door.

2 Soul, if thou shouldst hear Him knocking
Now, this moment, wouldst thou say,
Lo, the Lord is come, and gladly
Haste His summons to obey?
Ah, I fear in bitter anguish
Thou wouldst face a sinner’s fate,
Thou wouldst plead that one day longer,
Or an hour, the Lord would wait. [Refrain]

3 In a moment when ye know not!
Soul of man, no more delay;
Get ye ready for His coming,
Lest that coming be today.
Now—this hour—for when He cometh
Vainly thou wilt bid Him wait;
I have warned thee, He will answer,
Thou repentest all too late. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: "In a moment when ye know not"
• Title: Are You Ready?
• Author: Eben E. Rexford
• Refrain First Line: Are ye ready? are ye ready?
• Meter: 87.87.87 D
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: TOULOUSE
• Arranger: James Ramsey Murray (1887)
• Meter: 87.87.87 D
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain