Lyrics
Verse 1
There's a day that's coming
And it's coming soon
No one knows the hour
Morning, night or noon
When the Lord shall come and
Take His bride away
And reward His children
On that Judgement day
Chorus
Will you be ready
Ready!
Will you be ready
Pay day Repeat 3x
Pay day is coming after while
Repeat Verse 1
Repeat Chorus
Verse 2
Pay day that's coming
And it's coming Real soon
No one knows the day nor hour
Morning, night or noon
When he's coming
When he's coming
Coming after while
Bridge
Put your time in
Repeat 8x
Vamp
1st Altos, 2nd Sopranos followed by Tenors
Payday is coming after while
While
Payday is coming after while
While
Put your time in
Repeat 8x
Repeat Vamp
Put your time in
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Meaning & Inspiration
Pay Day uses the language of wages and reward to focus on readiness for Christ's return. The opening verse emphasizes that the day and hour remain unknown, so the chorus' question is immediate and personal: readiness cannot be delayed until the moment of arrival. The reference to the Lord taking his bride places the song within Christian hope, while the mention of judgment and reward adds sobering weight.
The lyrics draw on biblical themes without describing a timetable. Jesus teaches in Matthew 24 that no one knows the day or hour, while Revelation 22 pictures Christ coming with recompense for each person's work. The repeated call to put time in therefore sounds like an exhortation to faithfulness, not a claim that salvation can be earned. Through its call-and-response shape, the song keeps returning to a single spiritual question: whether a person is prepared to meet the coming Lord.
Related Scripture
- Matthew 24:36 Jesus says that no one knows the day or hour of his return.
- Revelation 22:12 Christ says he is coming with recompense according to each person's work.
- Matthew 25:13-13 The parable of the ten virgins calls for watchfulness because the timing is unknown.