The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12582

12582. Heav'n Has Confirmed The Great Decree

1 Heav’n has confirmed the great decree,
That Adam’s race must die:
One general ruin sweeps them down,
And low in dust they lie.

2 Ye living men, the tomb survey,
Where you must quickly dwell;
Hark how the awful summons sounds
In every funeral knell!

3 Once you must die, and once for all;
The solemn purport weigh;
For know, that Heav’n and Hell are hung
On that important day.

4 Those eyes, so long in darkness veiled,
Must wake the Judge to see.
And every word, and every thought
Must pass His scrutiny.

5 O may I in the Judge behold
My Savior and my friend,
And far beyond the reach of death
With all His saints ascend.

Text Information

• First Line: Heav’n has confirmed the great decree
• Title: Heav'n Has Confirmed The Great Decree
• Alterer: Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Published posthumously in Hymns Founded on Various Texts in the Holy Scriptures, by Job Orton (J. Eddowes and J. Cotton, 1755)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: THE WAITS' SONG, English traditional; WALSALL by Henry Purcell; WINDSOR by Christopher Tye; YORK from Scottish "Psalter," 1615

Tune Information

• Name: ST. ANNE
• Composer: William Croft (1708)
• Meter: CM
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Public Domain