Early 20th Century

Biography

Pirtle’s song I’ll Be Ready was pub­lished in Ft. Worth, Tex­as, in 1909.

We spe­cu­late he may have been Bar­ton Win­ton Pir­tle (1885–1944), who is bur­ied in Myr­tle Springs, Tex­as.

Lyrics

  1. Dear Sin­ner Friend, Why Wan­der On?
  2. I Want to Know My Sav­ior’s Will
  3. I’ll Be Rea­dy
  4. Life Be­yond Will Be Eter­nal, The
  5. O Sin­ner, Why Lin­ger in Dark­ness?
  6. O What Joy Now Thrills My Soul
  7. O Won­der­ful, Won­der­ful Sav­ior
  8. Over Yon­der in That Ci­ty
  9. Sweet Echo of Song Is Thrill­ing My Soul
  10. There Is a Friend Di­vine, Dear Sin­ner
  11. There’s a Straight and Nar­row Way
  12. There’s a Sweet Be­yond, Dear Fa­ther
  13. When I Was in Sin’s Pri­son

Sources

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