Text:Day of judgment! day of wonders!
Author:John Newton
Tune:ST. AUSTIN

241. Day of judgment! day of wonders!

1 Day of judgment! day of wonders!
Hark! the trumpet's awful sound,
Louder than a thousand thunders,
Shakes the vast creation round.
How the summons
Will the sinner's heart confound!

2 See the Judge, our nature wearing,
Clothed in majesty divine;
You who long for his appearing
Then shall say, This God is mine!
Gracious Saviour,
Own me in that day as thine.

3 At his call the dead awaken,
Rise to life from earth and sea;
All the pow'r of nature, shaken
By his looks, prepare to flee.
Careless sinner,
What will then become of thee?

4 But to those who have confessed,
Loved and served the Lord below,
He will say, Come near, ye blessed,
See the kingdom I bestow;
You for ever
Shall my love and glory know.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Day of judgment! day of wonders!
Author: John Newton (1774)
Meter: 8. 7. 8. 7. 4. 7.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1961
Scripture:
Topic: Christ, The Lord Jesus; Christ: Kingly Office of; Christ: Second Coming and Judgment of (4 more...)
Tune Information
Name: ST. AUSTIN
Meter: 8. 7. 8. 7. 4. 7.
Key: e minor or modal
Source: Arr. from a Gregorian chant for the Bristol Tune Book, 1876



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