O, to Be Ready

O

to be robed and rea­dy

Ready when the Lord shall come;

O

to be wait­ing

watch­ing

Watching for the sum­mons home.

O

to be rea­dy

O

to be wait­ing

Waiting for the Lord to come;

O

to be wait­ing

watch­ing

Watching for the sum­mons home.

O

to be robed and rea­dy

Ready for the call to go;

Washed in the crim­son fount­ain

Till ev­ery stain is white as snow.

O

to be robed and rea­dy

Ready

for it may be near;

When in a cloud of glo­ry

Blessèd Je­sus shall ap­pear.

O

to be robed and rea­dy

Ready for eter­nal rest;

Ready to join the ran­somed

In the ci­ty of the blest.