The Last Dread Trump Is Sounding

The last dread trump is sound­ing!

Heaven’s pear­ly gates un­fold;

The Judge

with might ab­ound­ing

Ye nations

now be­hold!

Heaven is shak­ing

earth is quak­ing

Death’s grim re­cord see un­rolled.

With an­gel hosts sur­round­ed

On glo­ry clouds His throne!

Hell’s le­gions now con­found­ed

Must yield the King His own.

Sinners moan­ing

crimes now own­ing

Which be­fore were all un­known!

In pi­te­ous tones now plead­ing

In ter­ror and in fear;

All oth­er cries un­heed­ing

Save this one

Sav­ior

hear!

Man is sigh­ing

bit­ter cry­ing!

See at last the Judge ap­pear.

Let faith­ful souls

vic­tor­ious

With joy and glad­ness sing;

While heav­en­ly hosts all glo­ri­ous

On light and joy­ous wing

With the sto­ry of His glo­ry

Make the star­ry arch­es ring!

With shouts of rapt de­vo­tion

And songs of ho­ly joy

From ocean back to ocean

Ye saints

your tongues em­ploy;

Filled with glad­ness

past all sad­ness

Peace He brings with­out al­loy!