Scripture Verse

When the Son of Man comes in His glory…He will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. Matthew 25:31–32

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: J. D. Ell­er, in Glad News, ed­it­ed by W. N. Cook (Hud­son, North Ca­ro­li­na: Teach­ers’ Mu­sic Pub­lish­ing, 1916), num­ber 8 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Ell­er’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Are you rea­dy for the dawn­ing
Of that morn­ing bright and fair,
When you’ll see the Sav­ior com­ing
With the an­gels in the air?
Is your life re­deemed and spot­less,
Are your gar­ments white as snow?
Could you wel­come now your Sav­ior,
And with Him to glo­ry go?

Refrain

When you stand be­fore the throne,
Will you be un­saved, un­known?
Or among the pure and blest
Who shall gain eter­nal rest?

When the na­tions have been ga­thered
From the land and from the sea,
And the liv­ing been trans­lat­ed
With their Lord for aye to be,
And you stand at last in judg­ment,
Knowing earth­ly ties are riv’n,
Will a place of end­less ang­uish,
Or a crown of life be giv’n?

Refrain

When the great tri­bun­al’s ov­er,
And the saved have heard Well done,
And are sing­ing hal­le­lu­jahs
To the Fa­ther and the Son,
Will you be among the num­ber,
Pain and sor­row passed away,
There to reign with Him in glad­ness
Thro’ one bright eter­nal day?

Refrain