the Bride­groom comes;

...It may be a time of sor­row,

If our oil we hope to bor­row,...

...Precious soul, pre­pare for the mid­night call,

For the so­lemn change is await­ing all,...

...I’ll be rea­dy to go when the Bride­groom comes,

I am cleansed from ev­ery sin,...

...I’ll be rea­dy to go when the Bride­groom comes,

I am cleansed from ev­ery sin,...

...When in robes of light, and in glo­ry bright,

What a shout shall rise, and with what sur­prise...

...Oh be rea­dy! Oh be rea­dy!

Oh be rea­dy! Oh be rea­dy!...