Text: | I Want to Be Ready |
Tune: | I WANT TO BE READY |
Editor: | R. Nathaniel Dett |
Chorus:
I want to be ready,
I want to be ready,
I want to be ready–
To walk in Jerusalem just like John.
1 John said that Jerusalem was four-square,
Walk in Jerusalem just like John.
I hope, good Lord, I'll meet you there,
Walk in Jerusalem just like John. [Chorus]
2 When Peter was preaching at Pentecost,
Walk in Jerusalem just like John.
O he was filled with the Holy Ghost,
Walk in Jerusalem just like John. [Chorus]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | John said that Jerusalem was four-square |
Title: | I Want to Be Ready |
Refrain First Line: | I want to be ready |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1999 |
Topic: | Spirituals |
Source: | Traditional Spiritual |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | I WANT TO BE READY |
Editor: | R. Nathaniel Dett |
Meter: | Irregular with Refrain |
Key: | E♭ Major |