Are You Ready? (Rexford)

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.

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.

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.

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.