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: Laur­ene High­field, in Truth and Hope, by Al­fred E. Hel­ton et al. (Hud­son, North Ca­ro­li­na: Teach­ers’ Mu­sic Pub­lish­ing, 1919), num­ber 6.

Music: Min­nis R. Hayes (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of High­field or Hayes (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

illustration
Christ the Judge
Michelangelo (1475–1564)

When the trump of God shall sound,
And the books are op­ened wide
That the deeds which men
Have done may there be read,
Will the Mas­ter’s voice be heard,
Calling you un­to His side,
When He comes to judge
The liv­ing and the dead?

Refrain

When the trump of God shall sound,
Can you come in­to His pre­sence una­fraid?
Can you wait with joy­ful heart,
While the Mas­ter reads
The re­cord you have made?

When the fi­nal trump shall sound,
And the Sav­ior shall des­cend
Through the clouds that hide
From me His shin­ing face,
Can you bid Him quick­ly come,
Thankful that He is your friend,
Knowing well He has
Redeemed you by His grace?

Refrain

When the trump of God shall sound,
And the Lord shall se­pa­rate
From the worth­less chaff
His pre­cious grains of wheat,
Will He bid you go or stay,
What think you will be your fate,
When the Mas­ter comes
Upon the judg­ment day?

Refrain