Soon will the Bride­groom come to take us home;
Shall we be rea­dy when our Lord shall come?
Shall we be watch­ing, wait­ing in that hour,
And be trans­lat­ed by God’s mig­hty pow’r?

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Waiting, wait­ing for the Lord;
Watching, trust­ing in His word;
Keeping, ev­ery blest com­mand,
Holding to God’s un­changing hand.

O will He find you rea­dy for that day?
Say, have your sin-stains all been washed away?
Have you been con­quered by the Spir­it’s pow’r,
Sealed for His com­ing any day or hour?

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What if this day our Lord should come again?
Would you be filled with sor­row, grief and pain?
Or would you lift your voice in joy­ful song?
This is our Lord for whom we’ve wait­ed long.

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Soon we shall hear the migh­ty trum­pet sound,
Waking the right­eous dead the world around;
Translated saints will join the glad re­frain,
Loved ones long part­ed then shall meet again.

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I will be rea­dy by the pow’r of grace;
Soon I shall see my Sav­ior face to face;
Then ’twill be sweet to hear Him say, Well done,
A crown of life eter­nal you have won.

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