The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2992

2992. I Never Knew You

1. When the King in His beauty shall come to His throne,
And around Him are gathered His loved ones, His own;
There be some who will knock at His fair palace door,
To be answered within, There is mercy no more.

Refrain
I have never known you,
I have never known you,
I have never, I have never,
I have never known you.

2. They had known whence He came, and the grace which He brought;
In their presence He healed, in their streets He had taught;
They had mentioned His name and their friendship professed;
But they never believed, for of them He confessed: [Refrain]

3. Now the righteous are reigning with Abraham there;
But for these is appointed an endless despair;
It is vain that they call: He once knocked at their gate,
But they welcomed Him not; so now this is their fate: [Refrain]

4. O sinner, give heed to this story of gloom,
For the hour is fast nearing that fixes your doom;
Will you still reject mercy? still harden your heart?
Oh, then, what will you do as the King cries, Depart! [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: When the King in His beauty shall come to His throne
• Title: I Never Knew You
• Author: Elizabeth A. Needham (1881)
• Refrain First Line: I have never known you
• Language: English
• Source: Gospel Hymns No. 4, by Ira D. Sankey et al. (New York: John Church/Biglow & Main Company, 1881)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [When the King in His beauty shall come to His throne]
• Composer: Charles Clinton Case
• Incipit: 55565 31343 21176
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain