The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16277

16277. The Trumpet's Solemn Sound

1 The trum­pet’s so­­lemn sound,
The lightn­ings spread abroad,
The op­en­ing skies, the shak­ing ground,
Proclaim a com­ing God.

2 Behold, the Judge at hand,
With ma­jes­ty and pow­er;
The tribes of men be­fore Him stand,
Some trem­ble, some adore.

3 Each act­ion, word and thought,
Now stripped of all dis­guise,
To the im­par­tial test is brought,
Exposed be­fore His eyes.

4 Now cause­less fears su­bside,
False hopes no more be­guile,
Whilst His uner­ring hands di­vide
The pre­cious from the vile.

5 The one He calls by name,
And seats them near His throne;
The oth­er fills with grief and shame,
And dooms to woes un­known.

6 Then be it all my care,
Each hour to watch and pray;
And oh may so­ver­eign grace pre­pare
For that tre­men­dous day!

Text Information

• First Line: The trum­pet’s so­­lemn sound
• Title: The Trumpet's Solemn Sound
• Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: BRUNEAU DUNES by George N. Fenn, CAMBRIDGE by Ralph Harrison, CAREY by William B. Bradbury

Tune Information

• Name: BUCKLANDS
• Composer: George H. Loud (1908)
• Meter: SM
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain