Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of Christians ‎#53

53. Sardis

1 Write to Sardis, (said the Lord)
And write what he declares;
He whose spirit and whose word
Upholds the seven stars:
All thy works and ways I search,
Find zeal and live decay'd;
Thou art call'd a living church,
But thou art cold and dead.

2 "Watch, remember, seek and strive;
Exert thy former pains;
Let thy timely care revive,
And strengthen what remains;
Cleanse thine heart, thy works amend,
Former time to mind recall,
Lest my sudden stroke descend,
And smite thee once for all.

3 "Yet, I number now in thee,
A few that are upright;
These my father's face shall see,
And walk with me in white:
When in judgment I appear,
They for mine shall be confess'd;
Let my faithful servants hear,
And woe be to the rest.

Text Information

• First Line: Write to Sardis, (said the Lord)
• Title: Sardis
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1803
• Notes: Public Domain.

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