Soon the trum­pet sound ap­pal­ling,
And the loud arch­an­gel call­ing,
Shall up­on our ears be fall­ing,
On the great judg­ment day.

Refrain

Are you rea­dy, are you rea­dy?
O my bro­ther, can we say
We are rea­dy, ful­ly rea­dy,
For the great judg­ment day?

We shall see the Judge des­cend­ing,
And the dead in Christ as­cend­ing,
With the heav’n­ly hosts at­tend­ing,
On the great judg­ment day.

Refrain

You’ll be glad to have sal­va­tion,
When He sum­mons ev­ery na­tion,
To the fi­nal se­pa­ra­tion
On the great judg­ment day.

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Some to outer dark­ness go­ing,
On their faces ter­ror grow­ing;
Some, to drink from fount­ains flowing,
On the great judg­ment day.

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There’ll be weep­ing, there’ll be wail­ing,
Unbelievers trem­bling, quail­ing,
Tears and cries—all un­avail­ing,
On the great judg­ment day.

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There’ll be shout­ing, there’ll be sing­ing,
There’ll be joy in Hea­ven ring­ing,
When the King His own comes bring­ing,
On the great judg­ment day.

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For the Bride­groom’s glad re­turn­ing,
(Here at last, our souls’ great yearn­ing!)
Will our lamps be trimmed and burn­ing,
On the great judg­ment day?

Refrain

Heed to­day the ex­hor­ta­tion,
Hearken, ev­ery tribe and na­tion,
Now’s the time for pre­pa­ra­tion,
For the great judg­ment day.

Refrain