Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) ‎#570

570. And will the Judge descend?

1 And will the Judge descend?
And must the dead arise,
And not a single soul escape
His all-discerning eyes?

2 How will my heart endure
The terrors of that day,
When earth and heaven, before His face
Astonish'd shrink away?

3 But ere that trumpet shakes
The mansions of the dead,
Hark, from the gospel's gentle voice,
What joyful tidings spread?

4 Ye sinners, seek His grace,
Whose wrath ye cannot bear;
Fly to the shelter of His cross,
And find salvation there.

5 So shall that curse remove,
By which the Saviour bled;
And the last awful day shall pour
His blessings on your head.

Text Information

• First Line: And will the Judge descend?
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1870
• Topic: Future Punishment; Judgment; Second Coming of Christ; Wicked: doom of
• Notes: Author from index: Doddridge

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