Lift Every Voice and Sing II 4
Better Be Ready
- Tune
- [oh! rise up children, get your crown]
- Composer(s)
- R. Nathaniel Dett (1882-1943)
- Text Source(s)
- Traditional
- Tune Source(s)
- Negro Spiritual
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Refrain: Better be ready; Better be ready; Better be ready; Ready to try on your long white robe!
1 Oh! Rise up children, get your crown, And by your Savior’s side sit down. [Refrain]
2 What a glorious morning that will be, Our friends and Jesus we shall see. [Refrain]
3 O shout you Christians, you’re gaining ground, We’ll shout old Satan’s kingdom down! [Refrain]
4 I soon shall reach that golden shore, And sing the songs we sang before. [Refrain]