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1 Methinks the last great day is come,
Methinks I hear the trumpet sound
That shakes the earth, rends every tomb,
And wakes the prisoners under ground.

2 The mighty deep gives up her trust,
Aw'd by the Judge's high command;
Both small and great now quit their dust,
And round the dread tribunal stand.

3 Behold the awful books display'd,
Big with th' important fates of men;
Each deed and word now public made,
As wrote by heaven's unerring pen.

4 To every soul, the books assign
The joyous or the dread reward:
Sinners in vain lament and pine,
No pleas the Judge will here regard.

5 Lord, when these awful leaves unfold,
May life's fair book my soul approve;
There may I read my name enroll'd,
And triumph in redeeming love.

The Cyber Hymnal #9453

Hymns, Selected and Original: for public and private worship (1st ed.) #734 (1828)

A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #392 (1845)

The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the Most Approved Authors: to which are added a number never before published #CCCLXXII (1799)

The Hartford Selection of Hymns: from the most approved authors: to which are added a number never before published (2nd ed.) #CCCLXXII (1802)

A Collection of Evangelical Hymns #CXCVIII (1793)

A Selection of Hymns: from the best authors, intended to be an appendix to Dr. Watt's psalms and hymns. (1st Am. ed.) #DLXXI (1792)