Hark! a Thrilling Voice Is Sounding

Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding:

"Christ is nigh," it seems to say;

"Cast away the works of darkness,

O ye children of the day!"

Startled at the solemn warning,

Let the earth-bound soul arise;

Christ, our Sun, all sloth dispelling,

Shines upon the morning skies.

Lo, the Lamb, so long expected,

Comes with pardon down from heaven;

Let us haste, with tears of sorrow,

One and all, to be forgiven.

So, when next He comes with glory,

And the world is wrapped in fear,

May He then as our Defender

On the clouds of heaven appear.

Honor, glory, might, and blessing

To the Father and the Son,

With the everlasting Spirit,

One in Three, and Three in One.

Amen.