When the Lord shall call for his waiting bride

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When the Lord shall call for his waiting bride

Author: Haldor Lillenas
Tune: [When the Lord shall call for his waiting bride]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 When the Lord shall call for His waiting bride,
Will you be ready? Will you be ready?
Has your robe been washed in the cleansing tide?
Will you be ready to meet the Lord?

Refrain:
Will you be ready, Will you be ready,
When the Lord shall take His loved ones home?
Will you be ready, Will you be ready,
Will you be ready when the Lord shall come?

2 Like a thief at night He will surely come,
Will you be ready? Will you be ready?
When He gathers all of His faithful home,
Will you be ready to meet the Lord? [Refrain]

3 On the last great day when the trump shall sound,
Will you be ready? Will you be ready?
In a robe of white will your soul be found,
Will you be ready to meet the Lord? [Refrain]

4 If your lamp is trimmed, if it’s burning bright,
You will be ready! You will be ready;
If you daily walk in the path of right,
You will be ready to meet the Lord! [Refrain]

Source: Glad Tidings in Song #161

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Author: Haldor Lillenas

Rv Haldor Lillenas DMus Norway/USA 1885-1959. Born at Stord, near Bergen, Norway, his father sold their 15 acre farm in Norway and emigrated to the U.S., buying a farm in Colton, SD. After he built a sod house, the family (wife and three chldren) also came to SD in 1887. They moved to Astoria, Oregon in 1889, where Lillenas learned English and began writing song lyrics at an early age. In 1900 the family moved again to Roseville, MN, where he worked as a farm laborer and began attending a Lutheran high school at Hawick, MN. He sold a few songs at age 19. At age 21 he began writing more songs, encouraged by some earlier ones becoming popular (“He set me free” was one). His mother died in 1906 and his father returned to ND, but Li… Go to person page >

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