Weighed and Wanting

1When the Judge shall weigh our motives,
For eternal gain or loss,
Shall we stand as gold before Him,
Or as vile and worthless dross?

RefrainWeighed in the balance of the Lord,
Weighed, weighed, and wanting;
Weighed by the standard of His word,
Weighed, weighed, and wanting.

2Shall we hear the glad words spoken:
Faithful servant, and Well done,
Or the dread and awful sentence,
Thou art wanting, sinful one?

3Shall we heed the Spirit's pleading,
While for mercy we may call,
Or delay till God's handwriting Seals the final doom of all?