Christian Hymns ‎#26

26. That day of wrath, that dreadful day

1 That day of wrath, that dreadful day,
When heaven and earth shall pass away,
What power shall be the sinner's stay?
How shall he meet that dreadful day?

2 When, shriveling like a parched scroll,
The flaming heavens together roll;
When louder yet, and yet more dread,
Resounds the trump that wakes the dead:

3 Oh! on that day, that wrathful day,
When man to judgment wakes from clay,
Be Thou, O Christ, the sinner's stay,
Though heaven and earth shall pass away.

Text Information

• First Line: That day of wrath, that dreadful day
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1898
• Topic: The Judgment
• Notes: Thomas de Celano, d. ab. 1250. Tr. Sir Walter Scott

Tune Information

• Name: WE THANK THEE, LORD JESUS CHRIST
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: d minor
• Source: German. 1560