Hymnal and Canticles of the Protestant Episcopal Church with Music (Gilbert & Goodrich) ‎#2

2. The Lord will come: the earth shall quake

1 The Lord will come: the earth shall quake,
The hills their fixèd seat forsake;
And, withering from the vault of night,
The stars withdraw their feeble light.

2 The Lord will come: but not the same
As once in lowly form he came,
A silent Lamb to slaughter led,
The bruised, the suffering and the dead.

3 The Lord will come: a dreadful form,
With wreath of flame, and robe of storm,
On cherub wings, and wings of wind,
Anointed Judge of human-kind.

4 Can this be he who wont to stray
A pilgrim on the world's highway;
By power oppress'd, and mock'd by pride,
O God! is this the Crucified?

5 Go, tyrants, to the rocks complain;
Go, seek the mountain's cleft in vain;
But faith, victorious o'er the tomb,
Shall sing for joy, The Lord is come.

Text Information

• First Line: The Lord will come: the earth shall quake
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1883
• Notes: first rank hymn

Tune Information

• Name: LENTZ
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: E♭ Major