Great God,what do I see and hear? The end of things created: The Judge of all men doth appear On clouds of glory seated: The trumpet sounds,the graves restore The dead which they contain'd before; Prepare, my soul, to meet Him.
The dead in Christ are first to rise At that 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.
The ungodly,fill'd with guilty fears, Behold His wrath prevailing; In woe they rise,but all their tears And sighs are unavailing: The day of grace is past and gone; Trembling they stand before His Throne, All unprepared to meet Him.
Great Judge,to Thee our prayers we pour, In deep abasement bending; O shield us through that last dread hour, Thy wondrous love extending: May we, in this our trial day, With faithful hearts Thy word obey,And thus prepare to meet thee.
(from The Scottish Book of Common Prayer,Hymns Ancient and Modern).
As prophecies foretold Our Lord's first coming (Advent),they speak of a glorious one that is to come.
The dead in Christ are first to rise At that 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.
The ungodly,fill'd with guilty fears, Behold His wrath prevailing; In woe they rise,but all their tears And sighs are unavailing: The day of grace is past and gone; Trembling they stand before His Throne, All unprepared to meet Him.
Great Judge,to Thee our prayers we pour, In deep abasement bending; O shield us through that last dread hour, Thy wondrous love extending: May we, in this our trial day, With faithful hearts Thy word obey,And thus prepare to meet thee.
(from The Scottish Book of Common Prayer,Hymns Ancient and Modern).
As prophecies foretold Our Lord's first coming (Advent),they speak of a glorious one that is to come.
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