It Won’t Be Very Long
- Words:
- Morgan Williams
- Music:
- E. M. Bartlett
Sheet music
- 1It won't be very long till this short life shall end,It won't be very long till Jesus shall descend;And then the dead in Christ from beds of clay shall riseTo meet the Lord and King up yonder in the skies.It won't be very long,(It won't be very long,)It won't be very long(It won't be very long,)Till Jesus shall appear,(Till Jesus shall appear)That day is drawing near;(That day is drawing near;)
- 2Will you be ready then(Will you be ready then)To meet the ransomed throng?(To meet the ransomed throng?)Get ready for that day,(Get ready for that day,)It won't be very long.(It won't be very long.)It won't be very long,(It won't be very long,)It won't be very long(It won't be very long,)Till Jesus shall appear,(Till Jesus shall appear)That day is drawing near;(That day is drawing near;)
- 3It won't be very long till here we cease to roam,It won't be very long till all the saints get home;And then with smiling face we'll walk the streets of gold,And sing the Savior's praise where saints are never old.It won't be very long,(It won't be very long,)It won't be very long(It won't be very long,)Till Jesus shall appear,(Till Jesus shall appear)That day is drawing near;(That day is drawing near;)
- 4It won't be very long till earth shall pass away,It won't be very long till works of men decay;But Jesus has prepared a happy dwelling place,For all who look above and trust His matchless grace.It won't be very long,(It won't be very long,)It won't be very long(It won't be very long,)Till Jesus shall appear,(Till Jesus shall appear)That day is drawing near;(That day is drawing near;)
In the hymnals
- Written in 1928, the words are in 23 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
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