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THE GREAT DAY

Scripture Verse

The great day of the Lord is near. Zephaniah 1:14

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Fran­cis A. Black­mer, Sing­ing by the Way (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Bard­well, Black­mer, 1890) (🔊 ).

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Lyrics

The great day is near­ing,
For Je­sus’ ap­pear­ing,
And so would I watch, as I pray,
With lamp trimmed and burn­ing,
For my Lord’s re­turn­ing,
Lest I be not rea­dy for that day;
I want to be rea­dy for that day.
I want to be rea­dy for that day,
With lamp trimmed and burn­ing
For my Lord’s re­turn­ing;
I want to be rea­dy for that day.

But rich grace is of­fered,
And strong help is prof­fered,
That safe I may go on my way;
The truth ev­er know­ing
In grace ev­er grow­ing,
O, I can be rea­dy for that day.
O, I can be rea­dy for that day;
Yes, I can be rea­dy for that day,
With lamp trimmed and burn­ing,
For my Lord’s re­turn­ing;
O, I can be rea­dy for that day.

That grace, I’ll re­ceive it,
That word, I’ll be­lieve it,
And walk­ing by faith all the way,
When Je­sus shall call me,
No fear shall a­ppall me,
For I shall be rea­dy for that day.
O, I shall be rea­dy for that day;
Yes, I shall be rea­dy for that day,
With lamp trimmed and burn­ing,
For my Lord’s re­turn­ing;
O, I shall be rea­dy for that day.