Then, Then the Gospel Day Shall Rise

Then

then the Gos­pel day shall rise

(Je­ho­vah speaks

let earth at­tend)

“I from My throne above the skies

Will on all flesh My Spir­it send;

Not one but may the pro­mise find

The gift poured out on all ma­nkind.

“Your sons and daugh­ters at that day

Shall in the so­lemn wor­ship join

Or fer­vent in the Spir­it pray

Or ut­ter words of praise di­vine;

The old shall dream

in­spired by Me

The young shall heav’n­ly vi­sions see.

“I will to the whole ran­somed race

My glo­ri­ous de­ity re­veal

Pour out the Spir­it of My grace

My serv­ants and My hand­maids fill

With love

shed in their hearts abroad

With all the ple­ni­tude of God.

“Who slight My mi­ra­cles of love

On them I will My judg­ments show

Portentous signs in Heav­en ab­ove

And pro­di­gies in earth be­low;

The earth shall be burnt up with fire

And all its works in smoke ex­pire.

The sun shall black as sack­cloth turn

The moon shall red­den into blood

The ele­ments melt

the heav’ns shall burn

At that great aw­ful day of God;

The stars shall from their or­bits fall

And flames and dark­ness cov­er all.

Then shall the Lord His truth dis­play

(the mer­ci­ful al­migh­ty Lord)

To those that did His call ob­ey

The re­si­due that kept His Word;

He shall the full sal­va­tion give

And bid His saints in glo­ry live.

Then all that on the Lord rely

And call in faith on Je­su’s name

Caught up to meet Him in the skies

Their master’s glo­ri­ous joy shall claim

Joy to His faith­ful serv­ants giv’n

Joy in a new eter­nal Heav’n.