Author: Lelia Naylor Morris Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Soon the trumpet sound appalling Refrain First Line: Are you ready, are you ready? Lyrics: 1 Soon the trumpet sound appalling,
And the loud archangel calling,
Shall upon our ears be falling,
On the great judgment day.
Refrain:
Are you ready, are you ready?
O my brother, can we say
We are ready, fully ready,
For the great judgment day?
2 We shall see the Judge descending,
And the dead in Christ ascending,
With the heav’nly hosts attending,
On the great judgment day. [Refrain]
3 You’ll be glad to have salvation,
When He summons every nation,
To the final separation
On the great judgment day. [Refrain]
4 Some to outer darkness going,
On their faces terror growing,
Some, to drink from fountains flowing,
On the great judgment day. [Refrain]
5 There’ll be weeping, there’ll be wailing,
Unbelievers trembling, quailing,
Tears and cries—all unavailing,
On the great judgment day. [Refrain]
6 There’ll be shouting, there’ll be singing,
There’ll be joy in Heaven ringing,
When the King His own comes bringing,
On the great judgment day. [Refrain]
7 For the Bridegroom’s glad returning,
(Here at last, our souls’ great yearning!)
Will our lamps be trimmed and burning,
On the great judgment day? [Refrain]
8 Heed today the exhortation,
Hearken, every tribe and nation,
Now’s the time for preparation,
For the great judgment day. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Soon the trumpet sound appalling] Text Sources: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, No. 2 by John P. Hillis, Henry L. Gilmour and William J. Kirkpatrick (Fairbury, Ill/ Philadelphia: Praise Publishing , 1909)
The Great Judgment Day