Be ye also Ready.

BE ready! tarry not Vain pleasures to enjoy; Far greater pleasures can be bought Without one earthly toy.

The tender cord of life Will soon be rent in twain; So now, anew begin the strife, The better home to gain.

Be ready! none are free From th' artful tempter's snare; But often to your closet flee, And there engage in prayer.

The contest with that foe Will not forever last; Then onward press, and seek to know, On whom your care to cast.

Be ready! ye who wait For Zion's Lord and King; Though now you pass thro' trials great; He will deliv'rance bring.

And when the trump shall sound, The sainted dead arise, Oh, may we all with Christ be found, And each receive the prize.