259. Great GOD, what do I see and hear

Great GOD, what do I see and hear?

The end of things created:

The Judge of all men doth appear-,

On clouds of glory seated:

The trumpet sounds; the graves restore

The dead which they contained before;

Prepare, my soul, to meet Him.

The dead in Christ are first to rise

At that last trumpet's sounding;

Caught up to meet Him in the skies,

With joy their Lord surrounding:

No gloomy fears their souls dismay;

His presence sheds eternal day

On those prepared to meet Him.

The ungodly, filled with guilty fears,

Behold His wrath prevailing;

In woe they rise, but all their tears

And sighs are unavailing:

The day of grace is past and gone;

Trembling they stand before His throne,

All unprepared to meet Him.

Great Judge, to Thee our prayers we pour,

In deep abasement bending;

O shield us through that last dread hour,

Thy wondrous love extending:

May we, in this our trial day,

With faithful hearts Thy word obey,

And thus prepare to meet Thee.