Laudes Domini ‎#506

506. The Tribunal

1 When Thou, my righteous Judge, shalt come
To take thy ransomed people home,
Shall I among them stand?
Shall such a worthless worm as I,
Who sometimes am afraid to die,
Be found at thy right hand?

2 I love to meet thy people now,
Before thy feet with them to bow,
Though vilest of them all;
But, can I bear the piercing thought,
What if my name should be left out,
When thou for them shalt call?

3 O Lord, prevent it by thy grace,
Be thou my only hiding-place,
In this the accepted day;
Thy pardoning voice, oh, let me hear,
To still my unbelieving fear,
Nor let me fall, I pray.

4 Among thy saints let me be found,
Whene'er the archangel's trump shall sound,
To see thy smiling face;
Then loudest of the throng I'll sing,
While heaven's resounding mansions ring
With shouts of sovereign grace.

Text Information

• First Line: When thou, my righteous Judge, shalt come
• Title: The Tribunal
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1884
• Topic: Advent of Christ: To Kingdom; Book of Life; Christ: Judge
• Notes: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MERIBAH
• Meter: C. P. M.
• Key: E♭ Major