That great, tremendous day’s
approaching,
That awful scene is drawing
nigh,
Which was foretold by
ancient prophets,
Decreed from all eternity.
Prepare my soul, reflect and
wonder,
That awful scene in drawing
near,
When you shall see the great
transaction,
When Christ in judgment
shall appear.
See nature
standing in amazement,
To hear the last loud
trumpet sound;
Arise, ye dead, and come to
judgment,
Ye nations of this world
around:
The orbèd lamps all veiled
in sackcloth,
No more their shining
circuit run,
The wheel of time now
stopped forever,
Eternal things are now
begun.
Green graveyards, and the
tombs of marble,
Give up their dead, both
small and great;
And the whole world, both
saint and sinner,
Are coming to the judgment
seat;
See Jesus on the throne of
justice,
In clouds descending from
the sky,
With countless hosts of
shining angels,
With hallelujahs shout for
joy.
