The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9525

9525. Behold, The Day Is Come

1 Behold, the day is come;
The righteous Judge is near;
And sinners, trembling at their doom,
Shall soon their sentence hear.

2 Angels, in bright attire;
Conduct Him through the skies;
Darkness and tempest, smoke and fire,
Attend Him as He flies.

3 How awful is the sight!
How loud the thunders roar!
The sun forbears to give his light,
And stars are seen no more.

4 The whole creation groans;
But saints arise and sing;
They are the ransomed of the Lord,
And He their God and king.

Text Information

• First Line: Behold, the day is come
• Title: Behold, The Day Is Come
• Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Source: Published posthumously in Hymns Adapted to Public Worship, 1817
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: ADVENT by John Goss, 1872

Tune Information

• Name: PADDINGTON
• Composer: Anonymous (1855)
• Meter: SM
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes by Henry Ward Beecher (New York: A. S. Barnes, 1855)
• Copyright: Public Domain