Part II

Consummation

The Lord, the judge, before his throne

p. 69
Key G major
Singing key C major
Time 3/2
4 stanzas

Words

The Lord, the judge, before his throneBids the whole earth draw nigh,The nations near the rising sun,And near the western sky,And near the western sky.

No more shall bold blasphemers sayJudgment will ne'er begin ;No more abuse his long delay,To impudence and sin,To impudence and sin.

Thron'd on a cloud our God shall come,Bright flames prepare his way,Thunder and darkness, fire and stormLead on the dreadful day,Lead on the dreadful day.

Heav'n from above his call shall hear,Attending angels come ;And earth and hell shall know, and fearHis justice and their doom,His justice and their doom.

About this hymn

As printed Millennial Harp (1843), Part II, printed p. 69 — the whole page. Three staves (Treble, Second Treble — **the melody** —, and Bass); G major, 3/2, three systems. All four stanzas are printed between the staves (stanza 1 under the top staff, 2 under the middle one, 3 and 4 under the bass); there are no stanzas in prose. The hymnal prints no metre; the stanzas are C. M. (8.6.8.6), and the music repeats the last line of each stanza, as the printed words do.