Scripture Verse

He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that He may judge His people. Psalm 50:4

Introduction

Words: Na­than S. S. Be­man, Sac­red Lyr­ics (Troy, New York: N. Tut­tle, print­er, 1832), num­ber 310. The Judg­ment Trum­pet.

Music: Tam­worth Charles Lock­hart, 1790 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tunes:

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Lock­hart (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

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Nathan S. S. Beman
1785–1871

Lyrics

Hark, the judg­ment trumpet sounding
Rends the skies and shakes the poles;
Lo, the day, with wrath abounding,
Breaks upon astonished souls:
Every creature
Now the awful Judge beholds.

Jesus, Captain of sal­va­tion,
Leads His armies down the skies;
Every kindred, tribe and nation,
From the sleep of death, arise:
Heaven’s loud summons
Fills the world with dread surprise.

Zion’s king, His throne ascending,
Calls His saints before His face;
Crowns with glo­ry ne­ver ending,
All the children of His grace:
Heaven shall echo;
Songs of triumph fill the place.

Look beneath, where hell is burning!
There the sons of darkness lie;
Hope to black despair is turning;
There the worm shall ne­ver die:
Careless sinner,
Oh, to Je­sus quickly fly.