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When thou shalt come with trumpet sound

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1 When thou shalt come with trumpet sound,
With countless angels hovering round,
O Saviour! grant me, in the air,
With all thy saints, to meet thee there!

2 Weep, O my soul! ere that great day
When God shall shine in stern array;
O weep thy sin, that thou mayest be
In that severest Judgment free!

3 O Christ! forgive, remit, protect,
And set thy servant with the elect,
That I may hear the voice that calls
The righteous to thy heavenly halls!

Source: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: for use in divine worship #878

Author: Saint Theodore, Studites

Theodore, St., of the Studium. One of the Greek hymnwriters. He was born at Constantinople, circa 759, and educated by his uncle, St. Plato. He was banished by Constantine, for his resolute refusal to acknowledge the Emperor’s illicit marriage with Theodora, in 797. On the accession of Irene (798), he was recalled, and enjoyed the favour of the Empress. In 809 he was again banished, for the old cause, refusal to acknowledge the legitimacy of Constantine's marriage. Recalled once more in 811, he was imprisoned and again banished for his defence of the Icons, under Leo the Armenian. He was recalled a third time at the death of Leo, and died Nov. 11, 826 (Dr. Neale adds, "in banishment"). He succeeded his uncle, St. Plato, as Hegumen of the… Go to person page >

Translator: John Mason Neale

John M. Neale's life is a study in contrasts: born into an evangelical home, he had sympathies toward Rome; in perpetual ill health, he was incredibly productive; of scholarly tem­perament, he devoted much time to improving social conditions in his area; often ignored or despised by his contemporaries, he is lauded today for his contributions to the church and hymnody. Neale's gifts came to expression early–he won the Seatonian prize for religious poetry eleven times while a student at Trinity College, Cambridge, England. He was ordained in the Church of England in 1842, but ill health and his strong support of the Oxford Movement kept him from ordinary parish ministry. So Neale spent the years between 1846 and 1866 as a warden of Sackvi… Go to person page >

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First Line: When thou shalt come with trumpet sound
Translator: John Mason Neale
Author: Saint Theodore, Studites
Copyright: Public Domain

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