Hymn
The End of Things Created
Great God, what do I see and hear!
The end of things created!
The Judge of man I see appear,
On clouds of glory seated.
The trumpet sounds: the graves restore
The dead which they contained before;
Prepare, my soul, to meet Him.
The dead in Christ shall first arise,
At the last trumpet's sounding,
Caught up to meet Him in the skies,
With joy their Lord surrounding;
No gloomy fears their souls dismay;
His presence sheds eternal day
On those prepared to meet Him.
But sinners, filled with guilty fears,
Behold His wrath prevailing,
For they shall rise, and find their tears
And sighs are unavailing;
The day of grace is past and gone;
They trembling stand before the throne,
All unprepared to meet Him.
Thou who hast died and yet dost live,
To me impart Thy merit;
My pardon seal, my sins forgive,
And cleanse me by Thy Spirit.
Beneath Thy cross I view the day
When heaven and earth shall pass away,
And thus prepare to meet Thee.
Amen.
The End of Things Created — Text from The Hymnal and Order of Service, 1926. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-end-of-things-created
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The End of Things Created?
The words of The End of Things Created are credited to William Bengo Collyer and Thomas Cotterill; the version here was published in 1926. The library holds 3 more hymns by William Bengo Collyer, including Return, O Wanderer, Return and Missionary Meeting.
Is The End of Things Created public domain?
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What is the metre of The End of Things Created?
The End of Things Created is in 8.7.8.7.8.8.7. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above.