1. Age after age has rolled away, according to the sad fate of man.
Countless millions are forever gone.
2. At length, the time has come that oft was seen by a prophetic eye
and written, too, by all holy men inspired of the Lord—
3. A time which was seen by Enoch of Old
at a time when he stood upon the mount,
which was called the mountain of God,
as he gazed upon nature and the corruption of man,
4. and mourned their sad fate and wept,
and cried with a loud voice and heaved forth his sighs:
“Omnipotence! Omnipotence! O’ may I see thee!”
5. And with His finger, He touched his eyes, and Enoch saw heaven.
He gazed on eternity and sang an Angelic song
and mingled his voice with the heavenly throng.
Hosanna! Hosanna!
6. The sound of the trump around the throne of God echoed,
and echoed again, and rang,
and reached until eternity was filled with his voice.
7. He saw—yea, he saw, and he glorified God—
the salvation of his people,
his city caught up through the Gospel of Christ.
8. He saw the beginning and the ending of man.
He saw the time when Adam, his father, was made,
And he saw that he was in eternity
before a grain of dust in the balance was weighed;
he saw that he emanated and came down from God.
9. He saw what had passed, and then was, and is present, and to come.
Therefore, he saw the last days—
the angel that came down to John
and the angel that now is flying,
having the Everlasting Gospel to commit unto men—
which in my soul I have received.
10. From death and bondage, from the Devil, I’m freed
and am free in the gospel of Christ.
11. I’m waiting—and with patience, I’ll wait on the Lord.
Hosanna! Loud sound the trump!
Cause eternity to ring Hosanna forever!
12. I’m awaiting the coming of Christ,
a mansion on high, a celestial abode,
a seat on the right hand of God!
13. Angels are coming!
The Holy Ghost is falling upon the saints and will continue to fall!
The Savior is coming—yea, the Bridegroom!
14. Prepare ye! Prepare ye!
The cry has gone forth: Go wait on the Lord!
The angels in glory will soon be descending!
Go join you in singing the praises of God!
15. The trump loud shall sound;
the dark veil soon shall rend;
heaven shall shake,
the earth shall tremble,
and all nature shall feel the power of God!
16. Gaze, ye saints—gaze ye upon him!
Gaze upon Jesus!
Hosanna! Loud sound the trump!
His church is caught up!
Hosanna! Praise him, ye saints!
17. They stand at his feet; behold, they are weeping!
They strike hands with Enoch of old!
They inherit a city—as it is written, The City of God.
Loud sound the trump! They receive a celestial crown!
18. Hosanna! Hosanna!
The heaven of heavens and the heavens are filled with his praises of
God!
Amen.