BE READY

BE READY

Published in 18 hymnals


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Audio files: MIDI

Tune Information

Title: BE READY
Meter: 8.10.8.10 with refrain
Incipit: 11135 56661 53212
Key: D Major/E♭ Major
Source: Negro Spiritual;Traditional Spiritual
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • Suite on Afro-American Hymn Tunes
    Composer/Editor Charles Callahan
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1991) pp. 15

Piano Solo

  • Spirituals for Piano Solo: 15 Inspirational Favorites
    Composer/Editor Kurt Kaiser
    Published By: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation (1997) pp. 11
  • Famous Negro Spirituals
    Composer/Editor Hugo Frey
    Published By: Robbins Music Corporation (1924) pp. 32

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #3171
Text: I Want to Be Ready
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Instances

Instances (1 - 13 of 13)
Text

African American Heritage Hymnal #600

Text

African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #510

Text

Hymns for a Pilgrim People #473

Text

Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) #712

Text

Lift Every Voice and Sing II #7

Text

One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism #624

Text

Songs of Zion #151

TextPage Scan

The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #607

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #3171

Text

The New Century Hymnal #616

TextAudio

The United Methodist Hymnal #722

Text

This Far By Faith #41

Text

Total Praise #598

Include 5 pre-1979 instances
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