A Selection of Hymns ‎#XLIX

XLIX. The Sinner found wanting

1 Raise, thoughtless sinner, raise thine eye;
Behold the balance lifted high;
There shall God's justice be display'd,
And there thy hope and life be weigh'd.

2 See, in one scale, his perfect law,
Mark, with what force its precepts draw;
Wouldst thou the awful test sustain,
Thy works how light, thy thoughts how vain!

3 Behold! the hand of God appears
To trace in dreadful characters;
"Tekel, thy soul, is wanting found,
"And wrath shall smite thee to the ground."

4 Let sudden fear thy nerves unbrace;
Confusion wild o'erspread thy face;
Thro' all thy thoughts let anguish roll,
And deep repentance melt thy soul.

5 One only hope may yet prevail;
Christ, in the scripture turns the scale;
Still doth the gospel publish peace,
And shew a Savior's righteousness.

6 Jesus, exert thy power to save;
Deep on this heart thy truth engrave;
Great God, the load of guilt remove,
That trembling lips may sing thy love.

Text Information

• First Line: Raise, thoughtless sinner, raise thine eye
• Title: The Sinner found wanting
• Author: Dr. Doddridge
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  Daniel 5:27
• Topic: Scripture: The Law; Sinners found wanting by the law; Impenitent sinner found wanting
• Notes: Public Domain.

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