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Author: Robert Emmet Winsett Appears in 12 hymnals First Line: I’ll be ready to go when the Bridegroom comes Refrain First Line: I’ll be ready when the Bridegroom comes Lyrics: 1 I’ll be ready to go when the Bridegroom comes, I’ll be ready to go when the Bridegroom comes; I am cleansed from every sin, Have the life of Christ within; I’ll be ready for the end, When He comes. Refrain: I’ll be ready when the Bridegroom comes, I’ll be ready when the Bridegroom comes. Be it noon or be it night, I’ll be robed in spotless white, Have my lamp all burning bright, When He comes. 2 I’ll be ready to go when the Bridegroom comes, I’ll be ready to go when the Bridegroom comes; On the final judgment day, I’ll be robed in bright array, And go home with Him to stay, When He comes. [Refrain] 3 I’ll be ready to go when the Bridegroom comes, I’ll be ready to go when the Bridegroom comes; Soon I’ll see my Savior’s face, Learn His love for human race, How my soul was saved by grace, When He comes. [Refrain] 4 I’ll be ready to go when the Bridegroom comes, I’ll be ready to go when the Bridegroom comes; I’ll be watching for my Lord, I’ll be anchored on His Word, Waiting then to be transferred, When He comes. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [I'll be ready to go when the Bridegroom comes] Text Sources: Crowning Carols (Waco, TX: Trio Music Company, 1908)

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[I'll be ready to go when the Bridegroom comes]

Appears in 6 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Robert Emmet Winsett Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 12335 55561 11122 Used With Text: When The Bridegroom Comes

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When The Bridegroom Comes

Author: Robert Emmet Winsett Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #10603 First Line: I’ll be ready to go when the Bridegroom comes Refrain First Line: I’ll be ready when the Bridegroom comes Lyrics: 1 I’ll be ready to go when the Bridegroom comes, I’ll be ready to go when the Bridegroom comes; I am cleansed from every sin, Have the life of Christ within; I’ll be ready for the end, When He comes. Refrain: I’ll be ready when the Bridegroom comes, I’ll be ready when the Bridegroom comes. Be it noon or be it night, I’ll be robed in spotless white, Have my lamp all burning bright, When He comes. 2 I’ll be ready to go when the Bridegroom comes, I’ll be ready to go when the Bridegroom comes; On the final judgment day, I’ll be robed in bright array, And go home with Him to stay, When He comes. [Refrain] 3 I’ll be ready to go when the Bridegroom comes, I’ll be ready to go when the Bridegroom comes; Soon I’ll see my Savior’s face, Learn His love for human race, How my soul was saved by grace, When He comes. [Refrain] 4 I’ll be ready to go when the Bridegroom comes, I’ll be ready to go when the Bridegroom comes; I’ll be watching for my Lord, I’ll be anchored on His Word, Waiting then to be transferred, When He comes. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [I'll be ready to go when the Bridegroom comes]

When the Bridegroom Comes

Author: Sister Helen; R. E. W. Hymnal: Songs of Pentecostal Power, Complete #4 (1912) First Line: I'll be ready to go when the Bridegroom comes Refrain First Line: I'll be ready when the Bridegroom comes Languages: English Tune Title: [I'll be ready to go when the Bridegroom comes]

When the Bridegroom Comes

Author: R. E. W. Hymnal: Songs of Perennial Glory #4 (1915) First Line: I'll be ready to go when the Bridegroom comes Refrain First Line: I'll be ready when the Bridegroom comes Languages: English Tune Title: [I'll be ready to go when the Bridegroom comes]

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R. E. Winsett

1876 - 1952 Person Name: Robert Emmet Winsett Author of "When The Bridegroom Comes" in The Cyber Hymnal Robert Emmett Winsett (January 15, 1876 — June 26, 1952 (aged 76) was an American composer and publisher of Gospel music. Winsett was born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, and graduated from the Bowman Normal School of Music in 1899. He founded his own publishing company in 1903, and his first publication, Winsett's Favorite Songs, quickly became popular among the Baptist and Pentecostal churches of the American South. Pentecostal Power followed in 1907; that year Winsett completed postgraduate work at a conservatory. He married Birdie Harris in 1908, and had three sons and two daughters with her. He settled in Fort Smith, Arkansas, continuing to compose gospel songs, of which he would write over 1,000 in total. He became a minister in 1923, and was affiliated with the Church of God (Seventh Day). Birdie Harris died late in the 1920s, and shortly thereafter Winsett moved back to Tennessee. He founded a new company in Chattanooga, and published more shape note music books. He remarried, to Mary Ruth Edmonton, in 1930, and had three further children. Winsett's final publication, Best of All (1951), sold over 1 million copies, and in total his books sold over ten million copies. His song "Jesus Is Coming Soon" won a Dove Award for Gospel Song of the Year at the 1969 awards. He has been inducted into the Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame. --www.wikipedia.org