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Be Ready When My Jesus Comes

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I want to go to heaven, and I want to go right

Tune: [I want to go to heaven, and I want to go right]
Published in 3 hymnals

Representative Text

Chorus:
Get right, stay right,
Be ready when my Jesus comes;
Get right, stay right,
Be ready when my Jesus comes,
Get right, stay right,
Be ready when my Jesus comes;
Get right, stay right,
Be ready when my Jesus comes.

1 I want to go to heaven, and I want to go right,
Be ready when my Jesus comes;
I want to go to heaven all dressed in white,
Be ready when my Jesus comes. [Chorus]

2 I haven't been to heaven, but I've been told,
Be ready when my Jesus comes;
That the gates are pearl and the streets are gold,
Be ready when my Jesus comes. [Chorus]

3 I looked over yonder, and did I see,
Be ready when my Jesus comes;
A band of angels coming after me,
Be ready when my Jesus comes. [Chorus]

4 When I get to heav'n going to shout all about,
Be ready when my Jesus comes;
And none of them angels can order me out,
Be ready when my Jesus comes. [Chorus]

Source: National Jubilee Melodies #122

Text Information

First Line: I want to go to heaven, and I want to go right
Title: Be Ready When My Jesus Comes
Source: Spiritual
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Get right, stay right
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

[I want to go to heaven, and I want to go right]Highcharts.com
Frequency of use
[I want to go to heaven, and I want to go right]


Timeline

Appearance of this hymn in hymnals191619171918191919201921192219231924192519261927050100Percent of hymnalsHighcharts.com

Instances

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National Jubilee Melodies #122

Plantation Melodies and Spiritual Songs. 3d ed. #d41

Plantation Melodies and Spiritual Songs. 3d ed. #d42

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