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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 dead in Christ are first to rise
And greet the archangel’s warning,
To meet the Saviour in the skies
On this auspicious morning:
No gloomy fears their souls dismay;
His presence sheds eternal day
On those prepared to meet him.
Far over space, to distant spheres,
The lightnings are prevailing:
The ungodly rise, and all their tears
And sighs are unavailing:
The day of grace is past and gone;
They shake before the Judge’s throne,
All unprepared to meet him.
Stay, fancy, stay, and close thy Wings,
Repress thy flight too daring !
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.
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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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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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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 |
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