Author: Daniel S. Warner Meter: 8.6.8.5.11.10.10.5 Appears in 8 hymnals Scripture: 2 Peter 3:10-12 First Line: The earth shall melt with fervent heat Refrain First Line: Oh, that last great day is coming very soon Lyrics: 1 The earth shall melt with fervent heat,
The heavens pass away,
And all mankind their doom shall meet,
In that last great day.
Refrain:
Oh, that last great day is coming very soon,
’Tis the judgment day and the lost shall weep;
’Tis the crowning day, and the saints shall greet,
In that last great day.
2 The trump will sound, the Lord return,
And time no longer be,
The world in judgment flames consume,
In that last great day. [Refrain]
3 So all who make this world their God,
Can here no longer stay;
Their fondest hopes will all have fled,
In that last great day. [Refrain]
4 The quick and dead o’er land and sea
Will leave their mortal clay,
And put on immortality,
In that last great day. [Refrain]
5 The church of God no more shall need
This poor terrestrial home,
For she shall dwell with Christ, her head,
At the great white throne. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [The earth shall melt with fervent heat] Text Sources: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/The_Last_Great_Day); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (356); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (177)
The Last Great Day