While walking out one evening   Not knowing where to go   Just to pass the time away   Before we held our show   I heard the Bethel Nation stand   Singing with all their might   I give my heart to Jesus   And left the show that night      The day will soon be over and digging will be done   And no more gems be gathered, so let us all press on    When Jesus comes to claim us and says it is enough    The diamonds will be shining, no longer in the rough      One day, my precious comrade   You, too, were lost in sin   And others sought your rescue   And Jesus took you in   And when you're tired and tempted   And scoffers can rebuff   Don't turn away in anger   This diamond in the rough      The day will soon be over and digging will be done   And no more gems be gathered, so let us all press on    When Jesus comes to claim us and says it is enough   The diamonds will be shining, no longer in the rough      While reading through the Bible   Some wondrous sights I see   I read of Peter, James, and John   On the Sea of Galilee   And Jesus when he found them   He bound them very tough   And they were precious diamonds   He gathered in the rough      The day will soon be over and digging will be done   And no more gems be gathered, so let us all press on   When Jesus comes to claim us and says it is enough   The diamonds will be shining, no longer in the rough