Jesus Is Coming Soon

" Jesus Is Coming Soon " is a gospel song composed by R. E. Winsett, most likely in the earliest years of the 20th century.[ 1 ] The song was recorded by Blind Willie Johnson in gospel blues style in 1928, with an uncredited backing vocalist; who may have been Willie B. Harris, by some accounts his first wife, who is known to have appeared on some of his later recordings.[ 2 ][ 3 ] The song has become a country music standard, as evidenced by its recording history. It was awarded the title "Song of the Year" in 1969 at the 1st GMA Dove Awards.

Recordings
The following are recordings by other notable artists:


 * 1928 – Blind Willie Johnson [ 4 ]
 * 1965 – Kitty Wells, on the album The Kitty Wells Family Gospel Sing, on which the song is attributed to Bill Phillips   [ 5 ][ 6 ]
 * 1968 – The Inspirations [ 7 ][ 8 ][ 9 ]
 * 1969–79 – The Oak Ridge Boys [ 10 ]
 * 1975 – "We've Been Told (Jesus Is Coming Soon)" by Eric Clapton, on the album There's One in Every Crowd [ 11 ]
 * 1990 – Glenn Kaiser and Darrell Mansfield, on the album Trimmed and Burnin' [ 12 ]
 * 1990 – The Dixie Hummingbirds, on the album Mama; their version of the song is attributed to Ira Tucker [ 13 ]
 * 1993(?) – Bill and Gloria Gaither [ 14 ]<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-15" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0.6em;line-height:0;position:relative;top:-0.5em;">[ 15 ]<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-16" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0.6em;line-height:0;position:relative;top:-0.5em;">[ 16 ]<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-17" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0.6em;line-height:0;position:relative;top:-0.5em;">[ 17 ]