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Hymnal Number
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Keys included:
G
About this Hymn
This apocalyptic spiritual comes from the deep American South (Alabama and Mississippi) and is given here as adapted and published by the Reverend C. P. Jones, cofounder of the Church of Christ (Holiness). In a sermon delivered in 1930, Jones declared, "Let us trim our lamps and replenish them and go to meet the Bridegroom. Let us heed the watchman down the road who ever and anon runs back and says to us, 'He is coming!' It is not a false alarm. The watchman would have us ready."
Lyrics
Verse 1
When judgment day is drawing nigh, where shall I be? When God the works of men shall try, where shall I be? When east and west the fire shall roll, where shall I be? How will it be with my poor soul; where shall I be?
Chorus
Oh, where shall I be when the first trumpet sounds, oh, where shall I be when it sounds so loud? When it sounds so loud as to wake up the dead? Oh, where shall I be when it sounds?
Verse 2
When wicked men his wrath shall see, where shall I be? And to the rocks and mountains flee, where shall I be? When hills and mountains flee away, where shall I be? When all the works of men decay, where shall I be?
Verse 3
When heav'n and earth as some great scroll, where shall I be? Shall from God's angry presence roll, where shall I be? When all the saints redeemed shall stand, where shall I be? Forever blest at God's right hand, where shall I be?
Verse 4
All trouble done, all conflict past, where shall I be? And old Apollyon bound at last, where shall I be? When Christ shall reign from shore to shore, where shall I be? And peace abide forevermore, where shall I be?
When judgment day is drawing nigh, where shall I be? When God the works of men shall try, where shall I be? When east and west the fire shall roll, where shall I be? How will it be with my poor soul; where shall I be?
Chorus
Oh, where shall I be when the first trumpet sounds, oh, where shall I be when it sounds so loud? When it sounds so loud as to wake up the dead? Oh, where shall I be when it sounds?
Verse 2
When wicked men his wrath shall see, where shall I be? And to the rocks and mountains flee, where shall I be? When hills and mountains flee away, where shall I be? When all the works of men decay, where shall I be?
Verse 3
When heav'n and earth as some great scroll, where shall I be? Shall from God's angry presence roll, where shall I be? When all the saints redeemed shall stand, where shall I be? Forever blest at God's right hand, where shall I be?
Verse 4
All trouble done, all conflict past, where shall I be? And old Apollyon bound at last, where shall I be? When Christ shall reign from shore to shore, where shall I be? And peace abide forevermore, where shall I be?
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Attribution & Copyright
Words & Music: Spiritual, adapt. C. P. Jones, 1901