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Great God, what do I see and hear?
The end of things created!
Behold the Judge of man appear,
On clouds of glory seated.
The trumpet sounds, the graves restore,
The dead which they contained before!
Prepare, my soul, to meet Him.
The dead in Christ shall first arise
At the last trumpet’s sounding.
Caught up to meet Him in the skies,
With joy their Lord surrounding.
No gloomy fears their souls dismay,
His presence sheds eternal day
On those prepared to meet Him.
But sinners, filled with guilty fears,
Behold His wrath prevailing.
In woe they rise, but all their tears
And sighs are unavailing.
The day of grace is past and gone;
Trembling they stand before His throne,
All unprepared to meet Him.
Great God, to Thee my spirit clings,
Thy boundless love declaring.
One wondrous sight my comfort brings,
The Judge my nature wearing.
Beneath His cross I view the day
When heaven and earth shall pass away,
And thus prepare to meet Him.
O Christ, who diedst
and yet dost live, To me impart Thy merit;
My pardon seal, my sins forgive,
And cleanse me by Thy Spirit.
Beneath Thy cross I view the day
When heaven and earth shall pass away,
And thus prepare to meet Thee.
O Jesus! friend to fallen man,
To me impart thy merit;
Forgive my sin, wash out its stain
By thine Almighty Spirit:
The trumpet sounds; the Judge is near,
But then my soul, devoid of fear,
Shall spring with joy to meet him.
---Alternative verses---
Great God, what do I see and hear?
The end of things created!
The Judge of mankind doth appear,
On clouds of glory seated.
The trumpet sounds, the graves restore,
The dead which they contained before!
Prepare, my soul, to meet Him.
The ungodly, filled with guilty fears,
Behold His wrath prevailing.
In woe they rise, but all their tears
And sighs are unavailing.
The day of grace is past and gone;
Trembling they stand before His throne,
All unprepared to meet Him.
Great God, what do I see and hear:
the end of things created!
the Judge of all men doth appear,
on clouds of glory seated:
low at his cross I view the day
when heaven and earth shall pass away,
and thus prepare to meet him.
Great Judge, to Thee our prayers we pour,
In deep abasement bending;
O shield us through that last dread hour,
Thy wondrous love extending;
May we, in this trial day,
With faithful hearts Thy word obey,
And thus prepare to meet Him.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 7 8 7 8 8 7
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Dates:
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c.1556,1812,1819
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Bible Refs:
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1 Th 4:16-17; Rev 20:11;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1889 | # 932 | | 1851 | # 484 | | 1853 | # 188 | | 1965 | # 78 | | 1919 | # 67 | | 1920 | # 37 | | 1890 | # 74 | | 1874 | # 37 | | 1904 | # 53 | | 1922 | # 52 | | 1964 | # 227 | | 1826 | # 194 | | 1955 | # 33 | | 1925 | # 43 | | 1869 | # 23 | | 1908 | # 64 | | 1938 | # 68 | | 1917 | # 73 | | 1906 | # 4 | | 1916 | # 64 | | 1866 | # 1284 | | 1961 | # 240 | | 1885 | # 4 | | 1900 | # 16 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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NUN FREUT EUCH (LUTHERS HYMN)
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Meter:
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8 7 8 7 8 8 7
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1535
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 392 | No key | | # 378 | No key | | # 374 | No key | | # 64 | No key | | # 28 | G | | # 710 | G | | # 39 | G | | # 227 | G | | # 147 | G | | # 149 | G | | # 453 | G | | # 71 | G | | # 276 | G | | # 52 | G | | # 700 | No key | | # 835 | G | | # 32 | A |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) | | 8 7 8 7 8 8 7 | | 8 7 8 7 8 8 7 | | 8 7 8 7 8 8 7 | | 8 7 8 7 8 8 7 | | 8 7 8 7 8 8 7 |
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