Total Eclipse

Total eclipse! No sun

no moon!

All dark amidst the blaze of noon!

Oh

glo­ri­ous light! No cheer­ing ray

To glad my eyes with wel­come day!

Why thus de­prived Thy prime de­cree?

Sun

moon

and stars are dark to me!

I search God’s Word

and there I see

The day will come when signs these be;

The moon con­founded

sun ashamed

The stars with­drawn

the heav’ns in flame;

The oceans roar as na­tions fight

And clouds and smoke turn day to night.

O Lord

You are our strength and stay

Protect us in that aw­ful day;

When heav’n de­parts

a worn out scroll

When is­lands move from pole to pole;

When rocks and mount­ains can­not save

The guil­ty from the yawn­ing grave.

But those who call upon the Lord

His arm will save

will help af­ford;

He is a re­fuge

cov­ert

tow­er

Not hell or earth can ov­er­pow­er;

For those washed clean in Je­sus’ blood

He keeps them safe above the flood.