Scripture Verse

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump…the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 1 Corinthians 15:52

Introduction

Words: Ano­ny­mous, in Hymns of the Se­cond Com­ing of Our Lord Je­sus Christ, by Bai­lie Brown (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Bil­horn Bro­thers, 1911), num­ber 152.

Music: Un­ser Herr­scher Jo­ach­im Ne­an­der, 1680 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Joachim Neander
(1650–1680)

Lyrics

In a mo­ment, oh! how won­drous
In the twink­ling of an eye!
Face to face, to be with Je­sus,
Through a long eter­ni­ty!
Come, then, Sav­ior, quick­ly come,
Take Thy wait­ing peo­ple home.

In a mo­ment, oh, how pre­cious,
In the twink­ling of an eye!
We shall trace Thy ways mys­ter­ious,
Learn them there with­out a sigh.
Darkly now, we see Thy grace,
Then it will be face to face.

In a mo­ment, loved and lost ones;
In the twink­ling of an eye;
By the trum­pet roused to sum­mons,
Shall be caught up to the sky.
We and they, it is Thy word,
Shall be ev­er with the Lord.

In a mo­ment, Christ des­cend­ing,
In the twink­ling of an eye,
He shall reign, His reign un­end­ing,
King of kings en­throned on high.
Come, then, Sav­ior, let us there
In Thy pow­er and tri­umph share.