Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) (Hymn: 3/4 measure) Verse 1: D G I dreamed that the great judgment mornin' D A Had dawn and the trumpet had blown D G I dreamed that the nations, had gathered D A D To judgment before the white throne Verse 2: G From the throne came a bright shining angel D A And stood on the land and the sea D G And swore with her hand raised to heaven D A D That time was no longer to be
Chorus: G And oh, what weeping and wailing D A7 As the lost were told of their fate D G They cried for the rocks and the mountains D A7 D They prayed, but their prayers were too late Verse 3: A D G The rich man was there, but his money D A A7 Had melted and vanished away D G A pauper stood there in the judgment D A7 D His debts were too many to pay Verse 4: G The great man was there, but his greatness D A A7 When death came, was left far behind D G The angel that opened the records D A7 D No trace of his greatness could find Verse 5: G The widower stood there and the orphan D A A7 God heard and remembered their cries D G No sorrow in heaven forever D A D God wiped all the tears from their eyes Verse 6: G The gambler was there and the drunkard D A And they who had sold them the drink D G With people who gave them the license D A7 D Together in hell they did sink Chorus: G And oho, what weeping and wailing D A As the lost were told of their fate D G They cried for the rocks and the mountains D A D They prayed, but their prayers were too late Verse 7: G The mortal man to the judgment D A7 But self righteousness would not do D G For the men who had crucified Jesus D A7 D Had passed off as mortal men too Verse 8: G And the souls that had put off salvation D A A7 Not tonight, I'll get saved by and by D G No time now to think of religion D A7 D But at last they'd found time to die Outro: G And oho, what weeping and wailing D A As the lost were told of their fate D G They cried for the rocks and the mountains D A D Then they prayed, but their prayers were too late