
Author: William Goode, 1726-1816 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 18 hymnals First Line: The Lord is judge—before His throne Lyrics:
1 The Lord is judge—before His throne
All nations shall His justice own:
Oh may my soul be found sincere,
And stand approved with courage there.
2 The Lord, in righteousness arrayed,
Surveys the world His hands have made;
Pierces the heart, and tries the reins,
And judgment from on high ordains.
3 My God, my shield! around me place
The shelter of the Savior’s grace;
Then, when Thine arm the just shall save,
My life shall triumph o’er the grave. Used With Tune: LUTON Text Sources: Church Psalmody by Lowell Mason and David Greene (Boston: Perkins & Marvin, 1831)
The Lord Is Judge—Before His Throne