Truth in Song ‎#26

26. Weighed—Found Wanting

1 Sinner, awake from thy sleep of sin;
God’s final judgment is nigh at hand,
When all the nations before his throne,
Judged by his word there will fall or stand.

Refrain:
Weighed in the balances,
Weighed in the balances,
Judged by the word of God, and found wanting,
Wanting, wanting, and found wanting.

2 God will then open the books to see
How you have lived and what you have said;
Then he will search in the book of life
Whether your soul is alive or dead. [Refrain]

3 Happy and blest then the pure in heart;
God they shall see in his glorious light;
But all the wicked will wail their doom:
“From me depart into endless night.” [Refrain]

4 Then come the virgins whose light went out,
Knocking and crying, “O let us in!”
“Closed is the door,” will the Master say:
“From me depart, ye who slept in sin.” [Refrain]

5 Then all the dogmas and creeds of men,
Prophets and priests who contend for sin,
Measured and weighed by the word of God,
Will be unable to enter in. [Refrain]

6 Sinner, prepare now to meet thy God,
Cease from thy sins, walk the holy way;
Then thou shalt stand on the right of God:
Blessed you’ll be on that last great day. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Sinner, awake from thy sleep of sin
• Title: Weighed—Found Wanting
• Author: A. S. K.
• Refrain First Line: Weighed in the balances
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1907
• Topic: Warning
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [Sinner, awake from thy sleep of sin]
• Composer: Addison S. Kriebel
• Incipit: 53655 56653 32171
• Key: C Major
• Notes: Public Domain.