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Judgment Hymn

The judgment day is coming, coming, coming

Tune: [The judgment day is coming, coming, coming]
Published in 30 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 The judgment day is coming, coming, coming,
The judgment day is coming;
Oh, that great day.

Chorus:
Let us take the wings of the morning
And fly away to Jesus;
Let us take the wings of the morning
And sound the jubilee.

2 I heard the trumpet sounding, sounding, sounding,
I heard the trumpet sounding,
On that great day.
[Chorus]

3 I saw the Judge descending, descending, descending,
I saw the Judge descending,
On that great day.
[Chorus]

4 I saw the dead arising, arising, arising,
I saw the dead arising,
On that great day.
[Chorus]

5 I heard the thunder rolling, rolling, rolling,
I heard the thunder rolling,
On that great day.
[Chorus]

6 I saw the lightning blazing, blazing, blazing,
I saw the lightning blazing,
On that great day.
[Chorus]

7 I heard the wicked wailing, wailing, wailing,
I heard the wicked wailing,
On that great day.

Chorus:
For they took not the wings of the morning
Nor flew away to Jesus;
For they took not the wings of the morning
Nor sang the jubilee.

8 I heard the righteous shouting, shouting, shouting,
I heard the righteous shouting,
On that great day.

Chorus:
For they took the wings of the morning
And flew away to Jesus;
For they took the wings of the morning,
And sang the jubilee.



Source: The Welcome Voice: a collection of gospel hymns and songs #60

Text Information

First Line: The judgment day is coming, coming, coming
Title: Judgment Hymn
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Let us take the wings of the morning
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #9220
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances in all hymnals

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The Cyber Hymnal #9220

Include 29 pre-1979 instances
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