9457. He'll Come, The Judge will Surely Come

1 He’ll come, the Judge will surely come,
Ye atheists mock no more;
His chariot wheels are hastening on,
The Judge is at the door.

2 Swift glide the streams of time along
To bring the awful day;
Each flying hour withdrawing says
The Judge will not delay.

3 See where the mighty angel stands,
Embracing sea and shore;
To Heaven he lifts his hand, and swears
That time shall be no more.

4 He swears—behold, the Judge descends
His office to complete;
The tribes of Adam trembling stand
Before the judgment seat.

5 Prepare, my soul, to meet thy judge,
Thy life throughout survey;
From evil cease, and learn the good
If Thou wouldst stand that day.

6 Washed in Thy Savior’s blood thy robes
Shall be both clean and white;
A holy soul can view its judge,
And triumph in the sight.

Text Information
First Line: He’ll come, the Judge will surely come
Title: He'll Come, The Judge will Surely Come
Author: John Needham
Meter: CM
Language: English
Source: Hymns Devotional and Moral on Various Subjects (Bristol, England: S. Farley, 1768)
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tunes: ST. MARY, from Prys' "Welsh Psalter", 1621; THE WAITS' SONG, English traditional
Tune Information
Name: WINDSOR
Composer: Christopher Tye (1533)
Meter: CM
Key: g minor
Source: Booke of Musicke, by William Daman, 1591
Copyright: Public Domain



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