Part II

The Last Trumpet

O get your hearts in order, order, order

p. 40
Key G minor
Singing key E minor
Time 2/4
12 stanzas

Words

O get your hearts in order, order, order;O get your hearts in order for the end of time;For Gabriel's going to blow, by and by, by and by,For Gabriel's going to blow, by and by.

He'll encompass land and ocean, ocean, ocean,Encompass land and ocean at the end of time.For Gabriel's going to blow, by and by, by and by,For Gabriel's going to blow, by and by.

You will see the graves a bursting, bursting, bursting,You will see the graves a bursting, at the end of time.For Gabriel's going to blow, by and by, by and by,For Gabriel's going to blow, by and by.

You will see this world on fire, fire, fire,You will see this world on fire, at the end of time.For Gabriel's going to blow, by and by, by and by,For Gabriel's going to blow, by and by.

There will be an awful shaking, shaking, shaking,There will be an awful shaking, at the end of time.For Gabriel's going to blow, by and by, by and by,For Gabriel's going to blow, by and by.

How will you stand it sinner, sinner, sinner,How will you stand it sinner, at the end of time?For Gabriel's going to blow, by and by, by and by,For Gabriel's going to blow, by and by.

You will wish you were forgiven, forgiven, forgiven,You will wish you were forgiven, at the end of time.For Gabriel's going to blow, by and by, by and by,For Gabriel's going to blow, by and by.

But saints will not be frightened, frightened, frightened,But saints will not be frightened, at the end of time.For Gabriel's going to blow, by and by, by and by,For Gabriel's going to blow, by and by.

They'll rise and meet their Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,They'll rise and meet their Jesus, at the end of time.For Gabriel's going to blow, by and by, by and by,For Gabriel's going to blow, by and by.

He will lead them to his kingdom, kingdom, kingdom,He will lead them to his kingdom at the end of time.For Gabriel's going to blow, by and by, by and by,For Gabriel's going to blow, by and by.

Then the warfare will be ended, ended, ended,The warfare will be ended, at the end of time.For Gabriel's going to blow, by and by, by and by,For Gabriel's going to blow, by and by.

We will shout above the fire, fire, fire,We'll shout above the fire, at the end of time.For Gabriel's going to blow, by and by, by and by,For Gabriel's going to blow, by and by.

About this hymn

As printed Millennial Harp (1843), Part II, printed p. 40 (PDF 116); stanzas 2–12 printed as verse on p. 41 (PDF 117). Two staves (treble with the words, bass); G minor (two flats), 2/4, an eighth-note pickup. Each stanza repeats its first half-line three times and then answers it with the refrain «For Gabriel's going to blow, by and by», exactly as stanza 1 is printed under the staves.