What a Gathering That Will Be

At the sounding of the trumpet, when the saints are gathered home

Author: J. H. Kurzenknabe
Tune: [At the sounding of the trumpet] (Kurzenknabe)
Published in 165 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 At the sounding of the trumpet, when the saints are gathered home,
We will greet each other by the crystal sea,
With the friends and all the loved ones there awaiting us to come,
What a gath'ring of the faithful that will be!

Chorus:
What a gath'ring, gath'ring,
At the sounding of the glorious jubilee!
What a gath'ring, gath'ring,
What a gath'ring of the faithful that will be!

2 When the angel of the Lord proclaim that time shall be no more,
We shall gather, and the saved and ransomed see;
Then to meet again together on the bright celestial shore,
What a gath'ring of the faithful that will be! [Chorus]

3 At the great and final Judgment, when the hidden comes to light,
When the Lord in all His glory we shall see;
At the bidding of our Savior, "come, ye blessed to my right,
What a gath'ring of the faithful that will be! [Chorus]



Source: The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship #27

Author: J. H. Kurzenknabe

Kurzenknabe, John Henry. (Muenchhof, Kurhessen, Germany, June 18, 1840--April 13, 1927, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania). German Reformed layman. His parents died of cholera when he was five, and he was placed in a boarding school. When 14, he came to the United States with his violin and his share ($500) of his parents' estate. During the 48-day voyage, he attended an elderly sick woman, a Mrs. Ziegler from Wilkes-Barre, Penn., whose family helped him settled in the States. He attended Wyoming Seminary nearby, where he studied music and perfected his English. Even before graduation, he taught violin and began teaching singing classes in the area. In 1856, William B. Bradbury came to Wilkes-Barre for a six-week musical institute. He was so impress… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: At the sounding of the trumpet, when the saints are gathered home
Title: What a Gathering That Will Be
Author: J. H. Kurzenknabe
Language: English
Refrain First Line: What a gathering, gathering
Copyright: Public Domain

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Banner of Love Songs #d13

Beautiful Light #d9

Best of All Songs #d12

Beulah Bells #d10

Blessed Refuge #29

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Calvary Songs #132

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Cheerful Songs #222

Chimes of Glory No. 3 #d11

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Choice Songs #85

Church Hymnal #299

Cornelius' Gospel Songs No. 4 #d20

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Crowning Day No. 4 #242

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Crowning Glory No. 1 #122

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Crowning Glory #51

Cumberland Hymns, a Collection of "Whosoever Will" Songs. Centenary ed. #d15

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Diadems #132

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Epworth Songs #69

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Evangelical Hymnal #649

Evangelistic Hymns #d12

Evangelistic Hymns No. 2 #d11

Everlasting Praises No. 2 #d9

Foursquare Favorites #d15

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Full Redemption Songs #30

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Gates Ajar #106

Gems of Devotion #153

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Gems of Gospel Songs #69

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Glory and Praise #126

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Glory Songs #25

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Golden Grain #36

Gospel Melodies #d13

Gospel Quintet Songs #d14

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Gospel Trio of Sacred Song #44

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Great Tabernacle Hymns #118

Harp of Zion #d13

Harvest Bells No. 2 #92

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Harvest Bells Nos. 1, 2 and 3 #206

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Heavenly Recruit Praise Hymns #18

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Highway Songs #70

His Voice in Song #d7

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Hymn Book of the United Evangelical Church #649

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Hymn-Songs #140

Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists #d73

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Hymns of Glory No. 2 #98

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Latter Rain Revival #d8

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Light and Life Songs No. 3 #124

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Living Hymns #222

Living Songs of Faith and Hope #d16

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Loving Voices #30

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Melodies of Salvation #166

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Melodies of Salvation #166

New Century Carols #42

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Ogle's Praise Hymns and Revivalist #d6

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On Joyful Wing #130

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On Wings of Song #58

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One Hundred Favorite Songs and Music #161

One Hundred Favorite Songs of the Salvation Army #d16

Our Leader #d12

Pearls of Paradise #56

Pearls of Paradise. Abridged ed. #d9

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Peerless Praise #185

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Pentecostal Jewels #150

Perennial Songs #d14

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Precious Hymns for Times of Refreshing and Revival #68

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Precious Hymns #68

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Pure Songs for Sunday-Schools #136

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Quartette #425

Revival Praise. Erickson Campaign Special #d10

Sacred Melodies (Revised) #d17

Sacred Melodies No. 1 #d7

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Sacred Melodies Nos.1 and 2 combined #66

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Sacred Selections for the Church #337

Select Songs #d8

Song Treasury #d12

Songs of Amazing Grace #d12

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Songs of Calvary #44

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Songs of Faith and Hope #160

Songs of Full Salvation #d10

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Songs of Full Salvation #32

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Songs of Help #80

Songs of His Coming #130

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Songs of Joy and Gladness #41

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Songs of Joy and Gladness with Supplement #41

Songs of Old-Time Power #d12

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Songs of Peace, Love and Joy #167

Songs of Perennial Glory #236

Songs of Perfect Love #138

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Songs of Redeeming Love #68

Songs of Refreshing Nos. 1 and 2 Combined. Rev. #d11

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Songs of Refreshing #43

Songs of the Coming King #d6

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Songs of the Kingdom #146

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Songs of the New Life #R68

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Songs of the Peacemaker #64

Songs of the Savior's Love #d16

Songs of the Soul #d15

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