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John in vision saw the day The great tribunal

John Newton printed it in 1779 in Olney Hymns, Book II, no. 79, under Revelation 20:11–12.

WRITTEN BY

John Newton 1725–1807

PRINTED

1779 Olney Hymns · no. 79

METRE

7.7.7.7 5 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Revelation 20:11–12 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 5 stanzas as Newton printed them, with the verses their lines echo beside them. Point at a line to join it to its verse; click to read the passage.

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STANZA I

John in vision saw the day

When the Judge will hasten down;

Heav’n and earth shall flee away

From the terror of his frown:

Dead and living, small and great,

Raised from the earth and sea;

At his bar shall hear their fate,.

What will then become of me?

Where Newton found it

Newton printed the hymn under Revelation 20:11–12. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

11Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them. 12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books. REVELATION 20:11–12 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ REVELATION 20

John in vision saw the day When the Judge will hasten down; Heav’n and earth shall flee away From the terror of his frown: Dead and living, small and great, Raised from the earth and sea; At his bar shall hear their fate,. What will then become of me? STANZA I

Its place in the book

Book II of the hymn book, “On occasional subjects”, holds these hymns in this order: 100 hymns. This is number 79. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 79 · JOHN NEWTON · THIS HYMN John in vision saw the day

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