While walking out one evening 
Not knowing where to go 
Just to pass the time away 
Before we gave that show. 
I met a little mission band 
Singing with all its might 
I gave my heart to 
Jesus And left the show that night. 
The day will soon be over 
And the begging will be done 
No more gems be gathered 
So let us all press on. 
When Jesus comes to claim us 
And he says it is enough 
The diamonds will be shining 
No longer in the rough. 
While reading through the 
Bible Such wondrous sights 
I see I read of 
Peter, James and 
John By the 
Sea of Galilee. 
And Jesus when he found them 
Oh, he found them mighty tough 
And they were precious diamonds 
He gathered in the rough. 
The day will soon be over 
And the begging will be done 
No more gems be gathered 
So let us all press on. 
When Jesus comes to claim us 
And he says it is enough 
The diamonds will be shining 
No longer in the rough.