Day of Anger, Day of Wonder

Day of an­ger

day of won­der

When the world shall roll asun­der

Quenched in fire and smoke and thun­der.

O vast ter­ror; wild heart-rend­ing

Of that hour when earth is end­ing

And her jea­lous judge des­cend­ing.

When the trum­pet’s voice as­tound­eth

Through earth’s se­pul­chers re­bound­eth

Summons uni­vers­al sound­eth.

Death as­ton­ished

na­ture shak­en

Sees all crea­tures

as they wak­en

To that dire tri­bun­al tak­en.

Lo! the book

where all is hoard­ed

Not a sec­ret un­re­cord­ed;

Every doom is thence award­ed.

So the Judge when He ar­raign­eth

Every hid­den thing ex­plain­eth:

Nothing un­av­enged re­main­eth.

In that fie­ry re­ve­la­tion

Where shall I make sup­pli­ca­tion

When the just hath scarce sal­va­tion?

Fount of love

dread King su­per­nal

Freely giv­en life eter­nal

Save me from the pains in­fer­nal.

This for­get not

sweet Life-giv­er

Me Thou cam­est to de­liv­er;

Cast me not away for­ev­er.