1.  That great, tremendous day’s approaching, - That awful scene is drawing nigh, - Which was foretold by ancient prophets, - Decreed from all eternity.

2.  Prepare my soul, reflect and wonder, - That awful scene in drawing near, - When you shall see the great transaction, - When Christ in judgment shall appear.

3.  See nature standing in amazement, - To hear the last loud trumpet sound; - Arise, ye dead, and come to judgment, - Ye nations of this world around.

4.  The orbèd lamps all veiled in sackcloth, - No more their shining circuit run, - The wheel of time now stopped forever, - Eternal things are now begun.

5.  Green graveyards, and the tombs of marble, - Give up their dead, both small and great; - And the whole world, both saint and sinner, - Are coming to the judgment seat.

6.  See Jesus on the throne of justice, - In clouds descending from the sky, - With countless hosts of shining angels, - With hallelujahs shout for joy.