Lyr. Add: I Want to Be Ready
Dett, as sung at Hampton Institute

Refrain
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.
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.

R. Nathaniel Dett, 1927, Religious Folk-Songs of the Negro as Sung at Hampton Institute, Hampton Institute Press, Hampton, VA.
P. 33, with score 2/4.