Day of Judgment, Day of Wonders!

Day of Judgment, Day of Wonders!

Text written by John Newton (1725-1807)

Sung to UNSER HERRSCHER, composed in 1680 by Joachim Neander (1650-1680)

1 Corinthians 15:52 In a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 

Hebrews 10:27 But only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. 

V. 1 Day of judgment, day of wonders!

Hark the trumpet's awful sound,

Louder than a thousand thunders,

Shakes the vast creation round!

How the summons, 

How the summons 

Will the sinner's heart confound!

Isaiah 25:9 In that day they will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the Lord, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”

V. 2 See the Lord in glory nearing,

Clothed in majesty divine.

You who long for His appearing,

Then shall say, "This God is mine!"

Gracious Savior,

Gracious Savior,

Own me in that day as Thine.

Matthew 24:29 “Immediately after the distress of those days“ ‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky,

and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’

Revelation 20:12, 13 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done.

V. 3 At His call the dead awaken,

Rise to life from earth and sea!

All the powers of nature shaken

By His looks prepare to flee.

Careless sinner,

Careless sinner,

What will then become of thee?

Matthew 25:34  Then the King will say to those on his right, "Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world."

V. 4 But to those who have confessed

Loved and served the Lord below,

He will say, "Come near, ye blessed,

See the kingdom I bestow;

You forever,

You forever 

Shall My love and glory know."