



Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 143 hymnals Topics: Doxologies First Line: Hark! A thrilling voice is sounding! Lyrics: 1 Hark! A thrilling voice is sounding!
"Christ is near," we hear it say.
"Cast away the works of darkness,
all you children of the day!"
2 Startled at the solemn warning,
from the darkness we arise;
Christ, our sun, all ill dispelling,
shines upon the morning skies.
3 See, 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,
he will shield us with his mercy
and with words of love draw near.
5 Honor, glory, might, dominion
to the Father and the Son,
with the everliving Spirit
while eternal ages run. Scripture: Luke 21:25-28 Used With Tune: MERTON Text Sources: Latin, ca. 6th c.; tr. Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1861, alt.
Hark! A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding