Hark! That Shout of Rapturous Joy

Hark! that sound of rap­tur­ous joy

Bursting forth from yon­der cloud:

Jesus comes

and thro’ the sky

Angels tell their joy aloud.

Now the world’s du­ra­tion ends

Now the Lord will meet his foes;

These shall per­ish

but His friends

Shall in Heav’n ob­tain re­pose.

Hark

the trum­pet’s aw­ful voice

Sounds abroad thro’ sea and land;

Let His peo­ple now re­joice

Their re­demp­tion is at hand.

See! the Lord ap­pears in view

Heav’n and earth be­fore Him fly:

Rise

ye saints

He comes for you;

Rise to meet Him in the sky.

Go and dwell with Him above

Where no foes can e’er mo­lest;

Happy in the Sav­ior’s love!

Blessing and for ev­er blest.