A dread and solemn hour

A dread and solemn hour

Tune: ST. BRIDE
Published in 22 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 A dread and solemn hour
To us is drawing near;
When we before the throne of God
All present shall appear.

2 What answer shall we give,
When God Himself demands
The uses of such times as these,
In judgment at our hands?

3 And must we then confess
That all was spent in vain
The seasons that were once our own,
But cannot be again?

4 This will be dark indeed;
To regions of despair
Our own neglect will sink us down,
To mourn forever there.


Source: The Cyber Hymnal #10404

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Text Information

First Line: A dread and solemn hour
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

ST. BRIDE

Samuel Howard (b. London, England, 1710; d. London, 1782) composed ST. BRIDE as a setting for Psalm 130 in William Riley's London psalter, Parochial Harmony (1762). The melody originally began with "gathering" notes at the beginning of each phrase. The tune's title is a contraction of St. Bridget, t…

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The Cyber Hymnal #10404
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Instances

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American Sunday School Psalmody; or, hymns and music, for the use of Sunday-schools and teacher's meetings; with a manual of instruction #133

American Sunday School Psalmody; or, hymns and music, for the use of Sunday-schools and teacher's meetings; with a manual of instruction #133
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Bradbury's Sabbath School Melodies, and Family Choir #84

Bradbury's Sabbath School Melodies, and Family Choir #84
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David's Harp #7

David's Harp #7

Familiar Hymns, Alphabetically Arranged. #d2

Familiar Hymns, Alphabetically Arranged. #d2
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Hymns and Offices of Worship #244

Hymns and Offices of Worship #244
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Hymns for Sunday Schools #315

Hymns for Sunday Schools #315
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Hymns for Youth, Suitable to be Used in Sabbath and Parochial Schools #393

Hymns for Youth, Suitable to be Used in Sabbath and Parochial Schools #393

Hymns, Selected and Arranged for the Sunday School of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Matthew, Philadelphia #d1

Hymns, Selected and Arranged for the Sunday School of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Matthew, Philadelphia #d1

Hymns, Selected and Original, for Sunday Schools of the Evangelical Lutheran Church #d2

Hymns, Selected and Original, for Sunday Schools of the Evangelical Lutheran Church #d2
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New Union Hymns #131

New Union Hymns #131
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Offices of Worship and Hymns #244

Offices of Worship and Hymns #244

Revival Hymns ... with a Supplement. 2nd ed. #d2

Revival Hymns ... with a Supplement. 2nd ed. #d2
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Sunday School Hymn Book. (19th ed) #132

Sunday School Hymn Book. (19th ed) #132
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Sunday-School Hymns #196

Sunday-School Hymns #196
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The American Baptist Sabbath-School Hymn-Book #278

The American Baptist Sabbath-School Hymn-Book #278

The Baptist Sabbath School Hymn Book #d2

The Baptist Sabbath School Hymn Book #d2
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The Cyber Hymnal #10404

The Cyber Hymnal #10404
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The Presbyterian Juvenile Psalmodist #224

The Presbyterian Juvenile Psalmodist #224

The Sabbath School Hymn Book #d2

The Sabbath School Hymn Book #d2
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The Young Chorister; a collection of new and beautiful tunes, adapted to the use of Sabbath schools, from some of the most distinguished composers; together with many of the author's own compositions #49a

The Young Chorister; a collection of new and beautiful tunes, adapted to the use of Sabbath schools, from some of the most distinguished composers; together with many of the author's own compositions #49a

Union Hymns. Rev. #d2

Union Hymns. Rev. #d2

Union Hymns. Rev. #d2

Union Hymns. Rev. #d2
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