1 Through sorrow's night and danger's path, 4 Yet not thus lifeless, thus inane, Amid the deep'ning gloom, We soldiers of an injured King 2 There, when the turmoil is no more, 3 Our labors done, securely laid The vital spark shall lie, For o'er life's wreck that spark shall rise To seek its kindred sky. 5 These ashes, too, this little dust, 6 Then love's soft dew o'er every eye And the long silent dust shall burst 1 Lo! He comes with clouds descending, Once for favor'd sinners slain; Thousand, thousand saints attending, Swell the triumph of His train : Hallelujah, Jesus now shall ever reign! 2 Ev'ry eye shall now behold Him Robed in dreadful majesty ; Those who set at nought and sold Him, Pierced and nail'd Him to the tree, Deeply wailing, Shall the great Messiah see! 3 Ev'ry island, sea, and mountain, Heaven and earth shall flee away; All who hate Him must, confounded, 4 Now redemption, long expected See the day of God appear! Yea! amen! let all adore Thee, Hallelujah! come, Lord, come! 1 Thou Judge of quick and dead, 2 Our anxious souls prepare For that tremendous day; And fill us now with watchful care, And stir us up to pray: 3 To pray, and wait the hour, That awful hour unknown, When, robed in majesty and power, Thou shalt from heaven come down. 4 Oh, may we all be found Obedient to Thy word Attentive to the trumpet's sound, 5 Oh, may we all insure Á home among the blest; And watch a moment, to secure |