Ready! oh, are you rea­dy,
If the Lord should come today?
Are you shel­tered under the sprink­led blood
That takes all sin away?
Or are you still fear­ing, doubt­ing,
And lin­ger­ing out­side the door,
Which when once He comes will be closed to you,
If you en­ter not be­fore?

Ready! oh, are you rea­dy?
Christian, this speaks to you;
For the Lord’s own child, tho’ safe, may be
Ashamed to meet Him, too.
Will He find you watch­ing, pray­ing,
In the day when He comes again?
Or are you asleep while oth­ers weep
For the sor­rows and sins of men?

Ready! oh, are you rea­dy?
For soon He may be here;
Will He find you loy­al and true to Him,
Or cow­ard­ly and full of fear?
Will He find you en­dur­ing hardness
As a faith­ful sol­dier must,
Content to tread where the Lord has led
In a life of sim­ple trust?

Ready! oh, are you rea­dy,
When the Lord shall call away,
No id­ol chain­ing you down to earth
But rea­dy to go to­day?
For it may be that He is com­ing
Before the ev­en­ing fall;
But whe­ther at noon or mid­night
Be rea­dy when He shall call.