Adventist Pioneer Library

Second Advent

Behold, the day is come

  • No. 888
  • Words Benjamin Beddome.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Behold, the day is come;The righteous Judge is near;And sinners, trembling at their doom,Shall soon their sentence hear.

2

Angels, in bright attire,Conduct him through the skies;Darkness and tempest, smoke and fire,Attend him as he flies.

3

The whole creation groans;But saints arise and sing:They are the ransomed of the Lord,And he their God and King.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: running head «SECOND ADVENT—EXECUTIVE JUDGMENT.»; hymn number «888» (large) in the right column of p. 297, under «Philip Doddridge.» of hymn 887, with the reference line «1040, 558, 736.» in bold italic figures on the same line (= sung to the tunes of hymns 1040, 558 or 736, all S. M.: 1040 ST. THOMAS, 558 BOYLSTON, 736 SELVIN). Stanzas numbered «1»–«3» without periods (written «1.»–«3.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines 2 and 4 are indented. The first word «BEHOLD» is set in capitals and small capitals; written «Behold». «Benjamin Beddome.» in italics after stanza 3. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «:» («near ;», «groans ;», «sing :»); it is closed up here. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. A manuscript note in ink to the right of the number and reference line («1869 Hymn[al] 344», cut by the page edge) is not part of the print.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Second Advent · No. 888 · printed page 297
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02