Christian Hymns ‎#228

228. Great God, what do I see and hear!

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 contained 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, filled 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 they stand before the throne,
All unprepared to meet Him.

4 O Christ, who diedst and yet dost live.
To me impart Thy merit;
My pardon seal, my sins forgive,
And cleanse me by Thy Spirit.
Beneath Thy cross I view the day
When heaven and earth shall pass away,
And thus prepare to meet Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Great God, what do I see and hear!
• Meter: 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1898
• Topic: Forgiveness of Sin; The Judgment; Ready to meet God; Resurrection of the Dead
• Notes: Now Public Domain. B. Ringwaldt, 1586. Tr. Comp.

Tune Information

• Name: OUT OF THE DEPTHS I CRY TO THEE
• Meter: 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7.
• Key: C Major
• Source: Pub. at Wittenberg, 1524
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Norwegian tune name: Af Dybsens Nöd raaber jeg til dig