The Church Hymnal ‎#37

37. 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 mankind doth 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;
Trembling, they stand before the throne,
All unprepared to meet Him.

4 Great God, to Thee my spirit clings,
Thy boundless love declaring;
One wondrous sight my comfort brings,
The Judge my nature wearing.
Beneath His cross I view the day
When heaven and earth shall pass away,
And thus prepare to meet Him.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Great God, what do I see and hear!
• Author: J. Cotterill (1820)
• Author: W. B. Collyer (1812)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1911
• Topic: Advent; Day of Judgment
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: LUTHER'S HYMN
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.
• Key: G Major
• Source: J. Klug's Gesangbuch
• Notes: Public Domain.