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Text:I Shall Be Ready.
Author:Rev. A. H. Ackley
Tune:[I shall be ready to welcome the Savior]
Composer:B. D. Ackley

220. I Shall Be Ready.

1 I shall be ready to welcome the Savior,
I may behold Him descend from on high,
Clothed in His garments of heavenly splendor;
O what a day when the King shall draw nigh!

Chorus:
I shall be ready when Jesus comes,
When He comes, when He comes,
I shall be ready when Jesus comes,
When Jesus comes back for His own.

2 I shall be ready, for Him I have trusted,
Using the talents committed to me;
Things I once loved from my heart have departed,
Living in Jesus my soul is made free. [Chorus]

3 Shall His returning to you mean a blessing?
Or will you tremble and fall down with fear?
How will He find you, denying, confessing?
Seek Him, believing, while yet He is near. [Chorus]

4 Reigning with Him, He has promised to make me
Heir unto God and Joint-Heir with His Son;
All shall be well when He comes back to take me,
Ruler and Lord of the world He has won. [Chorus]

Text Information
First Line: I shall be ready to welcome the Savior
Title: I Shall Be Ready.
Author: Rev. A. H. Ackley
Refrain First Line: I shall be ready when Jesus comes
Publication Date: 1920
Topic: Invitation Songs; Second Coming
Copyright: Copyright, 1913, by B. D. Ackley. Homer A. Rodeheaver, Owner.
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [I shall be ready to welcome the Savior]
Composer: B. D. Ackley
Key: Eā™­ Major
Copyright: Copyright, 1913, by B. D. Ackley. Homer A. Rodeheaver, Owner.
Notes: Public Domain.



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