(Verse 1)
Behold, I tell you a mystery,
We shall not all sleep, but we'll all be changed, you see.
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye,
At the last trumpet's sound, when it pierces the sky.
(Chorus)
For the trumpet will sound, and the dead in Christ will arise,
Incorruptible, with new light in their eyes.
And we who remain will be changed in the twinkling of an eye,
To join the Lord and other believers in the sky.
(Verse 2)
This corruptible must put on what's pure and new,
This mortal, immortality, forever shining through.
So when this corruptible has put on endless grace,
And this mortal has put on its immortal face.
(Chorus)
For the trumpet will sound, and the dead in Christ will arise,
Incorruptible, with new light in their eyes.
And we who remain will be changed in the twinkling of an eye,
To join the Lord and other believers in the sky.
(Bridge)
Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written,
"Death is swallowed up in victory!" A new dawn has smitten.
O death, where is your sting? O grave, where is your power?
Your dominion is broken in that triumphant hour.
(Verse 3)
The sting of death, it is sin, so strong and so deep,
And the strength of sin, the law, secrets it does keep.
But thanks be to God, who gives us victory's song,
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, where we truly belong.
(Chorus)
For the trumpet will sound, and the dead in Christ will arise,
Incorruptible, with new light in their eyes.
And we who remain will be changed in the twinkling of an eye,
To join the Lord and His people in the sky.
(Outro)
Victory, victory, through Christ we are free!
From death's bitter hold, for all eternity!
JMichaelCurry
