What, my friend, do you say
To the Sav­ior this day?
Are you rea­dy to meet
The Bride­groom in the sky?
For the king­dom of Heav’n
Is like vir­gins three and sev’n,
Going forth to meet
The Bride­groom in the sky.

Refrain

Are you rea­dy to meet
The Bride­groom in the sky?
Are you rea­dy to meet
The Bride­groom in the sky?
The day is near when He’ll ap­pear;
O be rea­dy to meet
The Bride­groom in the sky.

There are sheep gone as­tray,
They have left the nar­row way,
They’re not rea­dy to meet
The Bride­groom in the sky!
For their love grow­ing cold,
They are far from the fold,
And not rea­dy to meet
The Brideg­room in the sky.

Refrain

But I fear there will be
Many liv­ing thought­less­ly,
Going forth to meet
The Bride­groom in the sky;
And their lamps will not burn,
So for oil they’ll re­turn,
And the Bride­groom
Jesus com­eth in the sky.

Refrain

Then let all of us learn
To fill lamps so they burn,
And be rea­dy to meet
The Bride­groom in the sky;
Not be like fool­ish ones,
No oil when He comes,
But be rea­dy to meet
The Bride­groom in the sky.

Refrain