The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4131

4131. Hark 'Tis The Trumpet's Sound!

1 Hark ’tis the trumpet’s sound!
It closes earthly things;
It echoes all around,
And great the news it brings;
It says that Jesus is at hand,
And bids the world before Him stand.

2 The sound is heard afar,
It goes through sea and land;
And now before His bar,
Th’assembled nations stand;
His friends are mingled with His foes,
But who are His the Savior knows.

3 And now He calls His own,
To dwell with Him above;
To sit upon His throne,
And share His endless love;
With joy they meet Him in the clouds,
And mix with Heav’n’s exulting crowds.

4 O may my portion be
With those whom Jesus owns!
This is enough for me,
’Tis more than earthly thrones.
Let others take what earth can give:
With Jesus only let me live.

Text Information

• First Line: Hark ’tis the trumpet’s sound!
• Title: Hark 'Tis The Trumpet's Sound!
• Author: Anonymous
• Meter: 66.66.88
• Language: English
• Source: Select Psalms and Hymns, for the use of St. Lawrence's Church, Reading, Berks (Reading, England: M. Cowslade, 1809)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: DARWALL'S 148TH
• Composer: John Darwall
• Meter: 66.66.88
• Key: D Major
• Source: The New Un­i­ver­sal Psalm­o­dist, by Aar­on Will­iams, 1770
• Copyright: Public Domain