American Lutheran Hymnal ‎#322

322. 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 And from his righteous lips
Shall this dread sentence sound,
And through the num'rous guilty throng
Spread black despair around?--

3Depart from me, accursed,
To everlasting flame,
For rebel angels first prepared,
Where mercy never came.

4 How will my heart endure
The terrors of that day,
When earth and heav'n before His face
Astonished shrink away?

5 But ere that trumpet shakes
The mansions of the dead,
Hark, from the Gospel's cheering sound,
What joyful tidings spread!

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

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: And will the Judge descend
• Title: And Will The Judge Descend
• Author: Philip Doddridge (1755)
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1930
• Topic: The Christian Life: Judgment

Tune Information

• Name: BARNBY
• Composer: Joseph Barnby (1863)
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: E♭ Major