Liturgy and Hymns for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren, Or Moravians

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959.

XLI. THE LAST JUDGMENT.

T. 585. 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 :||:

Will the sinner's heart confound!

Shall from his throne give men
their doom,

And change things transitory:
This will strike dumb each im-
When all things are consum'd by
pious jeer,
(fire,

And heaven and earth dissolved.

2. The wakening trumpet all shall hear,

2. See the Judge our nature wear-The dead shall then be raised,

ing,

Cloth'd in majesty divine;
Ye who love the Lord's appearing,
Then shall say, "This God is mine:"
Gracious Saviour, :||:

Own me on that day as thine.

3. At his call the dead awaken,
Rise to life from earth and sea;
All the powers of nature shaken,
At his call prepare to flee:
Careless sinner, :||:

What will then become of thee?

4. Then to all who have confessed,
Lov'd and serv'd the Lord below,
He will say, "Come near ye blessed,
See the kingdom I bestow:
You for ever :||:

Shall my love and glory know."
5. Under sorrows and reproaches
May this thought our courage raise,
Swiftly God's great day approaches,
Sighs will then be chang'd to praise:
We shall triumph :||:

When the world is in a blaze.

$60.*

J. Newton.

T. 132.

"T IS sure that awful time will

come,

When Christ, the Lord of glory,

And 'fore the judgment-seat ap

6. O Jesus, shorten the delay,
And hasten thy salvation,
That we may see that glorious day

Produce a new creation;
Lord Jesus, come, our Judge and
King,
Come, change our mournful notes,
to sing

Thy praise for ever: Amen.

B. Ringwald.

961. T. 581 or 83.

HARK, the trump of God is
heard,

And the archangel's voice on high;
Yea, the Lord himself descends
With a shout that rends the sky;
Lo, the bars of death are burst,
See, the dead in Christ rise first.
2. His blest people, still on earth,
In a moment chang'd, arise, (up,
And with them, in clouds caught
Meet their Saviour in the skies;
Fears and doubts are far remov'd,
Him they see whom here they lov'd.
8. See, this transient, mortal life
Swallow'd up eternally:
Death, O death, where is thy sting?
Where, O grave, thy victory?
Thanks to God, thro' Christ we have
Victory over death and grave.

4. Now all tears are wip'd away;
Free from guilt, and fear, and pain,
All his ransom'd saints with him
Kings and priests for ever reign:
Henceforth his unbounded grace
Is their theme of endless praise.
5. In the hope of all this joy,
Brethren, let us still be found,
Steadfast in the faith of Christ,
May we all in love abound,
Till we shall, when time is o'er,
Live with him for evermore.

2. Now the song of all the saved,
Worthy is the Lamb," resounds;
Now resplendent shine his nail-
prints,

Every eye shall see his wounds:
Great his glory; :||:
Every knee to him shall bow.

3. Every island, sea, and mountain,
Earth and heaven flee away;
All his enemies confounded

Hear the trump proclaim his day;
Stand before the Son of Man.
Come to judgment, :||:

4. All who love him, view his glory,
In his bright, once marred face:
Jesus cometh; all his people
Now their heads with gladness
(raise:

Happy mourners, :||:
Lo, on clouds he comes, he comes.

5. See redemption, long expected,
On that awful day appear;
All his people, once despised,
Joyful meet him in the air:
Hallelujah, :|:

Saviour, now thy kingdom comes,

Ere long I know he shall appear
In power and glory great;
And death, the last of all his foes,
Lie vanquish'd at his feet.

2. Then, tho' the worms my flesh devour,

And make my corpse their prey,
I know I shall arise with power,
On the last judgment-day: (earth,
When God shall stand upon the
Him these mine eyes shall see,
My flesh shall feel a second birth,
And ever with him be.

3. Then his own hand shall wipe the From every weeping eye; (tears And pains, and groans, and griefs, Shall cease eternally: (and fears, How long, dear Saviour, O how long,

Shall this bright hour delay?
Oh, hasten thy appearance, Lord,
And bring the welcome day.

964.

Watts.

T. 14.

WHEN rising from the bed of death,

O'erwhelmed with guilt and fear, I see my Maker face to face,

Oh, how shall I appear?

2. If yet while pardon may be found, Thy mercy I've not sought, My heart with inward horror shrinks,

And trembles at the thought,3. That thou, O Lord, wilt stand In majesty severe, (disclos'd And sit in judgment on my soul: How then shall I appear? 4. But thou declarest in thy word, That sinners who to thee, While here they live, repenting Shall live eternally. (turn,

967.*

T. 205. ARE you form'd a creature new, Cleans'd by Jesus' precious blood? Can you Christ in spirit view, Rise, to meet the Bridegroom go, Reconcil'd by him to God? Mingle with the virgin-row; Have you oil, you need not fear, Tho' this moment he appear. 2. Rise, go forth to meet the Lamb, Slumber not 'midst worldly care; Let your lamps be all on flame, For his coming now prepare: Then whene'er you hear the cry, ‘Lo, the Bridegroom draweth nigh,' You will not confounded be, But can meet him cheerfully. 3. Let us walk the narrow way, Watchful, cheerful, free from toil, Trim our lamps from day to day, Adding still recruits of oil:

XLII.

970.

THE CHURCH TRIUMPHANT.
T. 159.
MOUNT Zion, where the Lamb of
Who for our sins aton'd, (God,
And bought us by his precious
blood.

(bride

For ever is enthron'd;
Where his redeem'd and chosen
Thro' endless ages shall reside;
Is here thro' faith in Jesus' name
Our joy and final aim.

2. Jerusalem, the church above,
Now triumphs over death;
And when we, perfected in love,
Shall once resign our breath,
We shall with all the saints in
light

In cheerful songs of praise unite,
And with his chosen evermore
His saving name adore.

3. Deliver'd from this mortal clay,
From sorrow, sin, and pain,

We shall with Christ in lasting day
True holiness obtain:
Lord Jesus, hear our fervent prayer,
Us needy sinners all prepare,
By faith in thee to end our race,
And to behold thy face.

971.

J. Swertner.

T. 14.

Bless'd seats! through rude and stormy scenes

I onward press to you.

4. Why should I shrink from pain and woe,

And feel at death dismay? I've Canaan's goodly land in view, And realms of endless day. 5. Apostles, martyrs, prophets there Around my Saviour stand; And soon my friends in Christ below,

Will join the glorious band. 6. Jerusalem, my happy home! My soul still pants for thee; Then shall my labours have an end, When I thy joys shall see.

T. 97.

972.* HOW greatly doth my soul rejoice, That, by my faithful Shepherd's choice,

My name is certainly enroll'd Among the sheep of his blest fold: May I by nothing e'er be drawn aside, (bride. But be a happy member of his 2. My faith victorious now doth rise Above all earthly vanities, And hath Jerusalem full in view, That holy city, fair and new; Thro' faith in Christ I am God's

child and heir, (dom share. And shall the glories of his king

3. Theu all old things will pass away, And a new scene itself display; We wait for thee, Immanuel, Come soon, thy majesty reveal; Our voices then in higher strains shall raise

973.

T. 205.
RISE, my soul, and stretch thy
wings,
Now thy better portion trace;
Rise from transitory things
Towards heaven, thy native place:
Sun, and moon, and stars decay,
Time shall soon this earth remove;

Rise, my soul, and haste away
To the seats prepar'd above.
2. Rivers to the ocean run,
Never stay in all their course;
Fire ascending seeks the sun;
Both still speeding to their source:
So, a soul that's born of God,
Pants to view his glorious face:
Upward tends to his abode,
There to rest in his embrace.
3. Cease, ye pilgrims, cease

mourn,

JESUS' life of grief and sorrows,
All his sufferings, death and pain,
Prove in life our consolation,
And in death our joy remain;
Hallelujah, ::

Christ's our life, hence death is gain.

2. On his precious death and merit All our hopes are safely built; We rejoice in his salvation, Freed from sin's condemning gui't; Sing his triumphs, :||: G. Arnold. T was for us his blood was spilt.

A joyful Hallelujah to thy praise.

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