Scripture Verse

I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. Revelation 20:12

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Ad­lai A. Lou­dy, in The Pi­lot, ed­it­ed by Al­fred E. Hel­ton et al. (Le­noir, North Ca­ro­li­na: Teach­ers’ Mu­sic Pub­lish­ing, 1914), num­ber 123, alt. (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Adlai Loudy (1893–1984)

Lyrics

Signs are tell­ing us o’er and o’er,
Soon our Sav­ior is coming once more,
What shall be your re­cord on high?
When that morn shall in gl­ory break
And the dead from their slum­ber awake,
What shall be your re­cord on high?

When the trump­et of God shall sound,
Where shall you un­for­giv­en be found?
What shall be your re­cord on high?
When that dread­ful com­mand you hear,
And for judg­ment be­fore Him ap­pear,
What shall be your re­cord on high?

When in aw­ful su­prem­acy,
Fire shall rage on the land and the sea,
What shall be your re­cord on high?
When it’s melt­ing the earth away,
And ’tis vain for the sin­ner to pray,
What shall be your re­cord on high?