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Great Judgment, The
DESCRIPTION: "I dreamt that the great judgment morning Had dawned and the trumpet had blown...." The singer describes the scene before God's throne "as the lost was told of their fate" and the poor, widows, and orphans rewarded. The rich man's money does not save him
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1925 (Randolph)
KEYWORDS: religious death Hell
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Randolph 618, "The Great Judgment" (2 texts, 2 tunes)
Roud #4731
File: R618

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I dreamt that the great Judgement Morning had dawned
And the trumpet had blown.
I dreamt that the Nations had gathered to Judgement
Before the White Throne.
From the Throne came a bright shining angel
And stood on the land and the sea.
And so with his hands raised to Heaven.
And the time was no longer to be.

Refrain

And what a weeping and wailing
As the Lord set all of their fate.
They cried for the rocks and the mountains.
They prayed but their was too late
They prayed but their was too late.

The rich man was there,
But his money had melted and vanished away.
The pauper, he stood in the Judgement,
His debts were too heavy to bear.
The great man was there,
But his greatness when the day came,
Was left far behind
The angels that opened the Record,
Not a trace of his greatness could find.

Refrain

The moral man came to the Judgement
But his self-righteousness could not do.
The man who had crucified Jesus
Had passed off his moral men do.
That man that had cooled off salvation
Not today get through by and by
No time not to think of religion
At last they had fine time to die.

Refrain (x2)

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Verse 1
I dreamt that the Great Judgment Morning had dawned
And the trumpet had blown.
I dreamt that the nations had gathered
To judgment before the White Throne.
From the Throne came a bright shining angel
Who stood on the land and on sea.
And swore with his hand raised to Heaven.
That time was no longer to be.

Refrain:
And oh, what a weeping and wailing
As the lost were told of their fate.
They cried for the rocks and the mountains,
They prayed but their was too late.

Verse 2
The rich man was there, but his money
Had melted and vanished away.
The pauper, he stood in the judgment,
His debts were too heavy to bear.
The great man was there, but his greatness
When the day came, was left far behind
The angels that opened the record,
Not a trace of his greatness could find.

Refrain

Verse 3
The moral man came to the judgment
But his self-righteous acts would not do.
The men who had crucified Jesus
Had passed off as moral men, too.
The one who had passed off salvation:
"Not today! I'll get saved by and by --
No time now to think of religion."
At last he had found time to die.

Refrain (x2)

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