The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook ‎#H3

H3. When rising from the bed of death

1 When rising from the bed of death,
o’erwhelm'd with guilt and fear,
I see my Maker face to face,
O how shall I appear!
2 If yet while pardon may be found,
and mercy may be sought,
my heart with inward horror shrinks;
and trembles at the thought;

3 When thou, O Lord! shalt stand disclos'd
in majesty severe,
and sit in judgement on my soul,
O how shall I appear!
4 But thou hast told the troubled mind,
who doth her sins lament,
the timely grief for errors past
shall future woe prevent.

5 Then see the sorrows of my heart,
ere yet it be too late;
and hear my Saviour’s dying groans,
to give those sorrows weight.
6 For never shall my soul despair
of mercy at thy throne,
Who knows thine only Son has dy'd
thy justice to atone.

Text Information

• First Line: When rising from the bed of death
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2004

Tune Information

• Name: CHESHIRE
• Meter: CM
• Key: e minor
• Source: Este's Psalter, 1592