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Day of Judgment, Day of Wonders!
Verse 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,
How the summons
Will the sinner's heart confound!
Hark the trumpet's awful sound,
Louder than a thousand thunders,
Shakes the vast creation round!
How the summons,
How the summons
Will the sinner's heart confound!
Verse 2
See the Lord in glory nearing,
Clothed in majesty divine.
You who long for His appearing,
Then shall say, ''This God is mine!"
Gracious Savior,
Gracious Savior,
Own me in that day as Thine.
Clothed in majesty divine.
You who long for His appearing,
Then shall say, ''This God is mine!"
Gracious Savior,
Gracious Savior,
Own me in that day as Thine.
Verse 3
At His call the dead awaken,
Rise to life from earth and sea!
All the powers of nature shaken
By His looks prepare to flee.
Careless sinner,
Careless sinner,
What will then become of thee?
Rise to life from earth and sea!
All the powers of nature shaken
By His looks prepare to flee.
Careless sinner,
Careless sinner,
What will then become of thee?
Verse 4
But to those who have confessed
Loved and served the lard below,
He will say, "Come near, ye blessed,
See the kingdom I bestow;
You forever,
You forever
Shall My love and glory know?"
Loved and served the lard below,
He will say, "Come near, ye blessed,
See the kingdom I bestow;
You forever,
You forever
Shall My love and glory know?"
Newton's eschatological hymn emphasizing the wonder and finality of the day of divine judgment.