Scripture Verse

The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake. Joel 3:16

Introduction

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Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Words: Charles Wes­ley, Short Hymns (Bris­tol, Eng­land: E. Far­ley, 1762), Vol­ume 2, num­ber 1338, page 75.

Music: Glad­den Tho­ro Har­ris, 1910 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lyrics

Lion of Judah’s tribe, draw near,
Let all mankind Thy roarings hear,
Let all mankind revere Thy power;
Utter Thy voice, al­migh­ty Lord,
Pronounce the desolating word,
And thunder from Thy heav’nly tower!

Crown Thy impatient people’s hope,
And fill our faith and knowledge up,
The kingdom to Thy saints restore;
And when Thy church is filled with Thee,
Pure holiness Thy church shall be,
And sin shall ne­ver enter more.