The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#613

613. That Day of Wrath, That Dreadful Day

1 That day of wrath, that dreadful day,
When heav'n and earth shall pass away,
What pow'r shall be the sinner's stay?
How shall he meet that dreadful day?

2 When, shriveling like a parchèd scroll,
The flaming heavens together roll;
When louder yet, and yet more dread,
Swells the high trump that wakes the dead:

3 Lord, on that day, that wrathful day,
When man to judgment wakes from clay,
Be Thou the trembling sinner's stay,
Though heaven and earth shall pass away.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: That day of wrath, that dreadful day
• Title: That Day of Wrath, That Dreadful Day
• Translator: Sir Walter Scott
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Last Things: Resurrection and Judgment
• Source: Thomas of Celano, 13th Century.

Tune Information

• Name: ST. CROSS
• Composer: John Bacchus Dykes, (1823-1876)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: d minor