Scripture Verse

Before Him shall be gathered all nations: and He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats. Matthew 25:32

Introduction

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Will Thompson (1847–1909)

Words & Mu­sic: Will L. Thomp­son, in High­way Songs, by Ed­ward E. Nick­er­son (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: 1886) (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

There’s a great day com­ing,
A great day com­ing;
There’s a great day com­ing by and by,
When the saints and the sin­ners
Shall be part­ed right and left,
Are you rea­dy for that day to come?

Refrain

Are you rea­dy? Are you rea­dy?
Are you rea­dy for the judg­ment day?
Are you rea­dy? Are you rea­dy?
For the judg­ment day?

There’s a bright day com­ing,
A bright day co­ming;
There’s a bright day com­ing by and by.
But its bright­ness shall on­ly come
To them that love the Lord.
Are you rea­dy for that day to come?

Refrain

There’s a sad day com­ing,
A sad day com­ing;
There’s a sad day com­ing by and by,
When the sin­ner shall hear his doom:
Depart, I know you not!
Are you rea­dy for that day to come?

Refrain