Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#3

3. 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 in 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 Ever-living Spirit
One in Three, and Three in One.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding
• Translator: Edw. Caswall (1849, a.)
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Church Year: Advent
• Source: Latin Hymn of V Century

Tune Information

• Name: MERTON
• Composer: William H. Monk (1861)
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7
• Key: F Major