The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#12

12. Hark! a Thrilling Voice Is Sounding

1 Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding:
"Christ is nigh," it seems to say;
"Cast away the works of darkness,
O ye children of the day!"

2 Startled at the solemn warning,
Let the earth-bound soul arise;
Christ, our Sun, all sloth dispelling,
Shines upon the morning skies.

3 Lo, the Lamb, so long expected,
Comes with pardon down from heaven;
Let us haste, with tears of sorrow,
One and all, to be forgiven.

4 So, when next He comes with glory,
And the world is wrapped in fear,
May He then as our Defender
On the clouds of heaven appear.

5 Honor, glory, might, and blessing
To the Father and the Son,
With the everlasting Spirit,
One in Three, and Three in One.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding
• Title: Hark! a Thrilling Voice Is Sounding
• Translator: Edward Caswall (1849, a)
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1926
• Scripture:
  Matthew 26:64
  ;
  Mark 13:26
  ;
  Mark 14:62
  ;
  John 1:29
  ;
  Romans 13:11-14
• Topic: Church Year: Advent; Advent, First Sunday; Advent, Second Sunday; Advent, Fourth Sunday; Trinity, Tenth Sunday; Trinity, Twenty-fifth Sunday; The Day of John the Baptist; Doxologies; Christ: Second Advent of; Names and Office of Christ: Light; Names and Office of Christ: Sun; Second Advent
• Source: Latin Hymn of V. Century

Tune Information

• Name: LUCERNE
• Composer: T. A. Willis (1876)
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7.
• Key: B♭ Major