The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16256

16256. Oh What Amazing Horrors Seize

1 Oh what amaz­ing hor­rors seize
The sin­ner at his death!
With what re­luct­ance and des­pair,
He yields his part­ing breath.

2 He gives a groan, and straight is gone
Where woe­ful spir­its dwell;
A vic­tim to eter­nal wrath,
The quench­less flames of hell.

3 Some drops of this tre­men­dous storm
Might fall at times be­fore;
But now it bursts up­on his head,
In one re­lent­less show­er.

4 Oh may I, ere it be too late,
To Jesus’ cross re­pair;
From thence de­rive a cheer­ing hope,
And find sal­va­tion there.

5 Supported by His pow­er­ful grace
And sprin­kled with His blood,
I’ll rest se­cure from ev­ery ill,
Nor dread an an­gry God.

Text Information

• First Line: Oh what amaz­ing hor­rors seize
• Title: Oh What Amazing Horrors Seize
• 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: CROWLE by Maurice Greene, DEWITT by Uzziah C. Burnap, GRÄFENBERG by Johann Crüger

Tune Information

• Name: CLAUDIUS
• Composer: Arthur Henry Mann (1905)
• Meter: CM
• Key: e minor or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain