Father Get Ready When He Calls You

DESCRIPTION: "Father get ready when he calls you (x3) To sit on the throne with Jesus. Away up in Heaven (x2), Father get ready... To sit on the throne...." "Mother get ready when he calls you" "This world is a trouble and sorrow" "We'll all be happy in the morning"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1955 (Ritchie)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad
FOUND IN: US(Ap)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Ritchie-SingingFamilyOfTheCumberlands, pp. 142-144, "[Father Get Ready When He Calls You]" (1 text, 1 tune)
Ritchie-FolkSongsOfTheSouthernAppalachians, pp. 44-45, "Father Get Ready" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #7406
File: JRSF142

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