There’s a last day com­ing by and by (by and by),
When the sun shall fade, and mount­ains dis­ap­pear;
When the moon shall van­ish from the mid­night sky;
Oh, be rea­dy, for the day is near!

Refrain

Oh, are you rea­dy?
Are you rea­dy for the last great day to come?
Oh, are you rea­dy?
Ready for the judg­ment day?

There’s a last day com­ing by and by (by and by),
When the liv­ing and the dead a voice shall hear;
Shall awake and an­swer to the Bride­groom’s cry;
Oh, be rea­dy, for the day is near!

Refrain

There’s a last day com­ing by and by (by and by),
When from things of earth and friends we hold so dear,
We must part re­joic­ing, or with sad good­bye;
Oh, be rea­dy, for the day is near!

Refrain