Scripture Verse

I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books. Revelation 20:12

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Charles E. Pol­lock, in Crown Him King, ed­it­ed by Sa­mu­el W. Beaz­ley et al. (Day­ton, Vir­gin­ia: Rue­bush-Kief­fer, 1914), num­ber 102 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Pol­lock (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

The judg­ment day is com­ing,
Surely com­ing by and by,
When the Lord shall call the na­tions
To His judg­ment bar on high;
O sin­ner, are you rea­dy
For that great, ev­ent­ful day?
In the pre­cious blood of Je­sus,
Have your sins been washed away?

Refrain

It is com­ing, it is com­ing,
The judg­ment day is com­ing by and by;
Then get rea­dy, O get rea­dy,
To stand be­fore the judg­ment bar on high.

When life’s great book is op­ened,
Will your sins re­cord­ed there
Have been blot­ted out com­plete­ly,
And the page left white and fair?
Remember, O re­mem­ber,
That the blood of Christ alone
Can wash out the stains com­plete­ly,
Can for all your sins atone.

Refrain

Get rea­dy, O get rea­dy,
Ere you’re sum­moned to ap­pear,
For your life is so un­cer­tain—
Death may now be ve­ry near;
Trust in the blood of Je­sus,
It will wash your sins away;
And be ready, O be rea­dy,
For the com­ing judg­ment day.

Refrain