The Book of Worship ‎#449

449. Great God, what do I see and hear!

1 Great God, what do I see and hear!
The end of things created!
The Judge of mankind doth appear,
On clouds of glory seated:
The trumpet sounds; the graves restore
The dead whom they contained before:
Prepare, my soul, to meet Him!

2 The dead in Christ shall first arise,
At the last trumpet's sounding,
Caught up to meet Him in the skies,
With joy their Lord surrounding;
No gloomy fears their souls dismay,
His presence sheds eternal day
On those prepared to meet Him.

3 But sinners, filled with guilty fears,
Behold His wrath prevailing,
For they shall rise, and find their tears
And sighs are unavailing;
The day of grace is past and gone;
Trembling, they stand before the throne,
All unprepared to meet Him.

4 Great God, what do I see and hear!
The end of things created!
The Judge of mankind doth appear,
On clouds of glory seated:
Beneath His cross I view the day
When heaven and earth shall pass away;
Prepare, my soul, to meet Him.

Text Information

• First Line: Great God, what do I see and hear!
• Meter: L. P. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1867
• Topic: Death

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