What Then?

The question I have is

"What really is going to happen? "

When the great book is opened and

Each one stands facing his record

What then? What then?

When the great factories of our cities

Have turned our their last finished work

When the merchants have sold their last yard of goods

And fired the last tired clerk

When our banks have raked in their last dollar

And paid the last dividend

When the judge of the earth says, "closed for the night"

And asks for the balance

What then? What then?

When the choir has sung its last anthem

And the preacher has made his last prayer

When the people have heard their last sermon

And the sound of it has died out on the air

When the bible lies closed on the altar

And the pews are all empty of men

And the trumpet of the ages is silent

And the great book is opened

What then? Can you tell me

What then?

And when life seems so absurd

There's still a word that can be heard

Just be still and know

And then

When the actors have played their last drama

And the mimic has made his last fun

When the film has flashed its last picture

And the billboard displayed its last run

When the crowds seeking pleasure have all vanished

And gone out in the darkness again

When the trumpet of the ages is sounding

And the great book is opened

What then? What then?

Can you tell me - what then?

I'm asking - what then?

What's gonna happen? - what then?

When the great book is open - what then?

And we stand before him - what then?

And we're asked for a reason - what then?

And the trumpet of the ages is sounding

What then?