1. Hark, a thrilling voice is sounding!
“Christ is nigh!” we hear it say;
“Cast away the works of darkness,
O ye children of the day!”
2. Startled at the solemn warning,
Let the earth-bound soul arise;
Christ, her Sun, all sloth dispelling,
Shines upon the morning skies.
3. Lo, the Lamb, so long expected,
Comes with pardon down from heaven.
Let us haste, with tears of sorrow,
One and all, to be forgiven,
4. That, when next He comes with glory
And the world is wrapped in fear,
He may shield us with His mercy
And with words of love draw near.
5. Honor, glory, might, dominion,
To the Father and the Son,
With the everlasting Spirit,
While eternal ages run!
The Lutheran Hymnal
Hymn #60
Text: Rom. 13:11
Author: unknown, c. 900
Translated by: Edward Caswall, 1849
Titled: “Vox clara ecce intonat”
Tune: “O der alles”
1st Published in: _Neues geistreiches Gesangbuch_
Town: Halle, 1705
Prepare the Royal Highway (LSB 343)
Comfort, Comfort Ye My People (LSB 347)
On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry (LSB 344)
I've got "Hark! A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding" (LSB 345) scheduled for next Sunday. BTW, I like the tune LSB has for that hymn, Merton, better than the tune in TLH (60), O der alles, or in LW (18), Freuen wir uns all in ein.