Advent of Jesus · Hymn 388 · 8.7.8.7.8.8.7
Great God what do I see and hear
“And the dead shall be raised incorruptible” 1Cor 15:32
1.
Great God what do I see and hear
The end of things created!
The Judge of mankind 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
2.
The dead in Christ shall first arise
At the 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
3.
But sinners, fill’d with guilty fears
Behold His wrath prevailing
For they shall rise and find their tears
And sighs are unavailing
The day of grace is past and gone
Trembling thy stand before the throne
All unprepared to meet Him
4.
Great God what do I see and hear
The end of things created!
The Judge of mankind doth appear
On clouds of glory seated
Low at His cross I view the day
When heaven and earth shall pass away
And thus prepare to meet Him
Amen