THE JUDGMENT

1AND must I be to judgment brought,
And answer in that day,
For ev'ry vain and idle thought,
And ev'ry word I say?

2Yes, ev'ry secret of my heart
Shall shortly be made known,
And I receive my just desert
For all that I have done.

3How careful, then, ought I to live!
With what religious fear;
Who, such a strict account must give
For my behavior here!

4Thou awful Judge of quick and dead,
The watchful power bestow;
So shall I to my ways take heed,
To all I speak or do.