Ready
- Words:
- S. E. L.
- Music:
- Charlie D. Tillman
Sheet music
- 1Ready to suffer grief or pain,Ready to stand the test,Ready to stay at home and sendOthers if He sees best.Ready to go, ready to stay,Ready my place to fill;Ready for service, lowly or great,Ready to do His will.
- 2Ready to go, ready to bear,Ready to watch and pray,Ready to stand aside and give,Till He shall clear the way.Ready to go, ready to stay,Ready my place to fill;Ready for service, lowly or great,Ready to do His will.
- 3Ready to speak, ready to think,Ready with heart and brain;Ready to stand where He sees fit,Ready to bear the strain.Ready to go, ready to stay,Ready my place to fill;Ready for service, lowly or great,Ready to do His will.
- 4Ready to speak, ready to warn,Ready o'er souls to yearn,Ready in life, ready in death,Ready for His return.Ready to go, ready to stay,Ready my place to fill;Ready for service, lowly or great,Ready to do His will.
In the hymnals
- Written in 1903, the words are in 153 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.