In That Great Day

DESCRIPTION: Chorus: "Why are you running sinner," "I'm running from the fire"(2x). "In that great day." "O Israel"(3x). "In that great day." Verses have the same pattern as "O Israel...." See notes.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1899 (Barton-OldPlantationHymns)
KEYWORDS: nonballad religious Jesus
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Barton-OldPlantationHymns, p. 43, "In That Great Day" (1 text, 1 tune)
ADDITIONAL: William Booth, Salvation Army Songs (London: The Salvation Army Book Department, 1911 ("Digitized bi Internet Archive")), #144 p. 100, "The Heavenly Music" ("We shall see the Judge descending On that great day") (1 text)
NOTES [52 words]: The description is based on the Barton-OldPlantationHymns text.
Booth and Barton-OldPlantationHymns verses include "Don't you hear your Savior calling," "Don't you hear the trumpet sounding," "We shall hear the thunder rolling," "We shall see our children coming," and "Don't you hear the saints a-shouting."- BS
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File: Bart043

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