Hymn 453

Verse 1

WHEN thou, my righteous Judge, shall come,
To call thy ransomed people home,
Shall I among them stand
Shall such a worthless worm as I,
Who sometimes am afraid to die,
Be found at thy right hand

Verse 1

WHEN thou, my righteous Judge, shalt come,
To take thy ransomed people home,
Shall I among them stand ?
Shall such a worthless worm as I,
Who sometimes am afraid to die,
Be found at thy right hand ?

Verse 2

I love to meet among them now,
Before thy gracious throne to bow,
Though weakest of them all
But can I bear the piercing thought,
To have my worthless name left out,
When thou for them shalt call

Verse 2

I love to meet among them now,
Before thy gracious throne to bow,
Though vilest of them all ;
Yet can I hope thy pardoning thought,
To have my worthless name left out,
When thou for them shalt call ?

Verse 3

Prevent, prevent it, by thy grace!
Be thou, dear Lord, my hiding-place.
In that expected day.
Thy pard'ning voice, O, let me hear,
To still each unbelieving fear,
Nor let me fall, I pray.

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Verse 4

Let me among thy saints be found,
Whene'er the archangel's trump shall sound,
To see thy smiling face;
Then loud through all the crowd I'll sing,
While heaven's resounding mansions ring
With shouts of endless grace.

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