The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16115

16115. When God Comes Forth

1 When God comes forth, with ter­rors clad,
From His re­splen­dent seat,
What mor­tal can His pow­er evade,
His arm of ven­geance meet?

2 Impetuous light­nings swift­ly glide,
Hoarse thun­ders round Him roar;
Lo, tem­pests, storms rage far and wide,
And spread from shore to shore.

3 The sea its wont­ed bed for­sakes,
And stars come rush­ing down;
The earth to its foun­dation shakes,
And sinks be­neath His frown.

4 Now sin­ners, pierced with guil­ty stings,
Dread His av­eng­ing eye;
And migh­ty con­quer­ors, po­tent kings,
To rocks and ca­verns fly.

5 In Je­sus’ spot­less right­eous­ness,
Oh may I then ap­pear;
And ’midst the ter­ror and dis­tress,
I need not yield to fear.

Text Information

• First Line: When God comes forth, with ter­rors clad
• Title: When God Comes Forth
• Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton and Briggs,1818)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: HEREFORD by Frederick A. Gore-Ouseley, I DO BELIEVE - English tune, JAZER by William B. Bradbury

Tune Information

• Name: HUNNYS
• Meter: CM
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: Seven Sobs a a sorrowful Soul, 1585