Lo! The Mighty God Appearing

Lo! the migh­ty God ap­pear­ing

From on high Je­ho­vah speaks!

Eastern lands the sum­mons hear­ing

O’er the west His thun­der breaks:

Earth be­holds Him!

Universal na­ture shakes!

Zion

all its light un­fold­ing

God in glo­ry shall dis­play:

Lo! He comes! nor si­lence hold­ing

Fire and clouds pre­pare His way:

Tempests round Him!

Hasten on the dread­ful day!

To the Heav’n His voice as­cend­ing

To the earth be­neath He cries:

Souls im­mor­tal now des­cend­ing

Let the sleep­ing dust arise

Rise to judg­ment

Let My throne ad­orn the skies!

Gather first My saints around Me

Those who to My co­ve­nant stood;

Those who hum­bly sought and found Me

Through the dy­ing Sav­ior’s blood;

Blessed Re­deem­er!

Sweetest sac­ri­fice to God!

Now the heav’ns on high ad­ore Him

And His right­eous­ness de­clare;

Sinners per­ish from be­fore Him

But His saints His mer­cy share:

Just His judg­ment

God Him­self

the Judge

is there.