Methodist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#560

560. That day of wrath, that dreadful day

1 That day of wrath, that dreadful day,
When heaven and earth shall pass away!
What power shall be the sinner's stay?
How shall he meet that dreadful day?

2 When, shrivelling like a parched scroll,
The flaming heavens together roll;
And louder yet, and yet more dread,
Swells the high trump that wakes the dead!

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

Text Information

• First Line: That day of wrath, that dreadful day
• Translator: Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Christian Life: Time, Death, Eternity; Day of Wrath; Dismissal; Wrath, Day of; Judgment

Tune Information

• Name: WARD
• Composer: Dr. Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: B♭ Major