The Readiness Is All

You and me we used to be always side by side My sisters and my brothers mourned on the day you died Oh my father where'd you go, why didn't you take me? Scatter ash upon the sand under the cypress tree Oh the time is not yet come Oh the time is not yet come But the time will come Time will come Don't be afraid, don't be afraid Though we be lost, we're still on our way When kingdoms come and wills are done, we'll be underground And there we'll stay until they day our hearts aren't earthly bound Oh the time is not yet come Oh the time is not yet come But the time will come Time will come The readiness is all The readiness is all I know the path that lies ahead may be long and narrow So recall that special providence in the fallen sparrow And in this harsh world draw thy breath in pain to tell my story All for naught was this greed but for ephemeral glory Oh the time is not yet come Oh the time is not yet come But the time will come Time will come