1 Thou Judge of quick and dead,
before whose bar severe
with holy joy or guilty dread
we all shall soon appear;
Our cautioned souls prepare
for that tremendous day,
and fill us now with watchful care,
and stir us up to pray.
2 To pray and wait the hour,
that awful hour unknown,
when, robed in majesty and pow'r,
Thou shalt from heav'n come down;
Th'immortal Son of Man,
to judge the human race,
with all Thy Father’s dazzling train,
with all Thy glorious grace.
3 O may we all be found
obedient to His word,
attentive to the trumpet’s sound,
and looking for our Lord!
O may we thus ensure
a lot among the blest;
and watch a moment to secure
an everlasting rest.
Charles Wesley, M.A. was the great hymn-writer of the Wesley family, perhaps, taking quantity and quality into consideration, the great hymn-writer of all ages. Charles Wesley was the youngest son and 18th child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, and was born at Epworth Rectory, Dec. 18, 1707. In 1716 he went to Westminster School, being provided with a home and board by his elder brother Samuel, then usher at the school, until 1721, when he was elected King's Scholar, and as such received his board and education free. In 1726 Charles Wesley was elected to a Westminster studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1729, and became a college tutor. In the early part of the same year his religious impressions were much deepene… Go to person page >
Display Title: Thou Judge of Quick and DeadFirst Line: Thou judge of quick and dead, before whose bar severeTune Title: DIADEMATAAuthor: Charles WesleyMeter: SMDSource: Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1749
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