That Day of Wrath

That day of wrath

that dread­ful day

[or

The day of wrath…]

When Heav’n and earth shall pass away!

What pow’r shall be the sin­ner’s stay?

How shall he meet that dread­ful day?

When

shri­vel­ing like a parch­èd scroll

The flam­ing heav’ns to­ge­ther roll;

When loud­er yet

and yet more dread;

Swells the high trump that wakes the dead.

O on that day

that wrath­ful day

When man to judg­ment wakes from clay

Be Thou the trem­bling sin­ner’s stay

Though Heav’n and earth shall pass away.