HYMN 92

Ere Long the Vail Will Rend in Twain

Frederick G. Williams 1787–1842


1

Ere long the vail will rend in twain
The king descend with all his train
The earth shall shake with awful fright
And all creation feel his might

2

The trump of of God it long shall sound
And rase the nations under ground
Throughout the vast domains of heaven
The voice echoes the sound is given

3

Lift up your heads ye saints in peace
The Savior comes for your release
The day of the redeem’d has come
The saints shall all be welcom’d home

4

Behold the church it soars on high
To meet the saints amid the sky
To hail the king in clouds of fire
And strike and tune the immortal lyre

5

Hosanna now the trump shall sound
Proclaim the joys of heav’n around
When all the saints together join
In songs of love and all divine

6

With Enoch here we all shall meet
And worship at Messiah’s feet
Unite our hands and hearts in love
And reign on thrones with Christ above

7

The city that was seen of old
Whose walls were jasper and streets gold
We’ll now inherit thron’d in might
The Father and the Son’s delight

8

Celestial crowns we shall receieve
And glories great our God shall give
While loud hosannas we’ll proclaim
And sound aloud our Savior’s name

9

Our hearts and tongues all joined in love
A loud hosanna to proclaim
While all the heavens shall shout again
And all creation say, Amen