Hymn
The Solemn Midnight Cry
- Writer
- Charles Wesley
- Theme
- Christ's Return
Thou Judge of quick and dead,
Before whose bar severe,
With holy joy, or guilty dread,
We all shall soon appear:
Our anxious souls prepare
For that tremendous day;
And fill us now with watchful care,
And stir us up to pray:
To pray, and wait the hour,
That awful hour unknown,
When, robed in majesty and power,
Thou shalt from heaven come down.
Oh, may we all be found
Obedient to Thy Word--
Attentive to the trumpet’s sound,
And looking for our Lord!
Oh, may we thus ensure
A lot among the blest;
And watch a moment, to secure
An everlasting rest!
Amen,
The Solemn Midnight Cry — Text from Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes, 1899. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-solemn-midnight-cry
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Solemn Midnight Cry?
The words of The Solemn Midnight Cry were written by Charles Wesley; the version here was published in 1899. The library holds 105 more hymns by Charles Wesley, including Come, Sinners, to the Gospel Feast and Struggling After Christ.
Is The Solemn Midnight Cry public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes, published in 1899. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the meter of The Solemn Midnight Cry?
The Solemn Midnight Cry is in Short Meter (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Faith Its Author and Preciousness, O Lord, Our Heavenly King and The Spirit of Prayer.