The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#611

611. 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 man I see appear,
On clouds of glory seated.
The trumpet sounds: the graves restore
The dead which 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;
They trembling stand before the throne,
All unprepared to meet Him.

4 Thou who hast died and yet dost live,
To me impart Thy merit;
My pardon seal, my sins forgive,
And cleanse me by Thy Spirit.
Beneath Thy cross I view the day
When heaven and earth shall pass away,
And thus prepare to meet Thee.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Great God, what do I see and hear!
• Title: Great God, What Do I See and Hear!
• Author: William Bengo Collyer (1812)
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7, 8 8 7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Scripture:
  1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
• Topic: Last Things: Resurrection and Judgment; Trinity, Twenty-sixth Sunday; Names and Office of Christ: Judge

Tune Information

• Name: ES IST GEWISSLICH AN DER ZEIT
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7, 8 8 7.
• Key: G Major
• Source: Wittenberg Gesangbuch, 1535.