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XLI. THE LAST JUDGMENT.

T. 585. | Shall from his throne give men

DAY of judgment! day of won

ders!

Hark, the trumpet's awful sound,
Louder than a thousand thunders,

Shakes the vast creation round:
How the summons :||:

Will the sinner's heart confound!

their doom,

And change things transitory:
This will strike dumb each im-

When all things are consum'd by
pious jeer,
(fire,
And heaven and earth dissolved.
2. The wakening trumpet all shall
hear,

2. See the Judge our nature wear- The dead shall then be raised,

ing,
Cloth'd in majesty divine;
Ye who love the Lord's appearing,
Then shall say, "This God is mine:"
Gracious Saviour, :||:

Own me on that day as thine.

3. At his call the dead awaken,
Rise to life from earth and sea;
All the powers of nature shaken,
At his call prepare to flee:

Careless sinner, :||:

What will then become of thee?

. Then to all who have confessed,
ov'd and serv'd the Lord below,
He will say, "Come near ye blessed,
See the kingdom I bestow:
You for ever:||:

Shall my love and glory know."
5. Under sorrows and reproaches
May this thought our courage raise,
Swiftly God's great day approaches,
Sighs will then be chang'd to praise:
We shall triumph :||:

When the world is in a blaze.

J. Newton.

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And 'fore the judgment-seat ap

pear,

On the right and left hand placed:
Those in the body at that time
Shall, in a manner most sublime,
Endure a transmutation.

3. Woe, then, to him that hath de-
God's word and revelation, (spis'd
And here done nothing but devis'd
His lust's gratification; (stand,

Then, how confounded will he
When he must go, at Christ's com-
To everlasting torment. (mand,

4. When all with awe shall stand

around

To hear their doom allotted,
O may my worthless name be found
In the Lamb's book unblotted:
Grant me that firm, unshaken faith,
That thou, my Saviour, by thy

death

Hast purchas'd my salvation.

5. Before thou shalt as Judge ap-
Plead as my Intercessor, (pear,
And on that awful day declare
That I am thy confessor;
Then bring me to that blessed place,
Where I shall see with open face
The glory of thy kingdom.

6. O Jesus, shorten the delay,
And hasten thy salvation,
That we may see that glorious day
Produce a new creation;
Lord Jesus, come, our Judge and

King, Come, change our mournful notes, to sing

Thy praise for ever: Amen.

B. Ringwald.

961. T. 581 or 83.

HARK, the trump of God is heard,

And the archangel's voice on high;
Yea, the Lord himself descends
With a shout that rends the sky;
Lo, the bars of death are burst,
See, the dead in Christ rise first.

2. His blest people, still on earth,
In a moment chang'd, arise, (up,
And with them, in clouds caught
Meet their Saviour in the skies;
Fears and doubts are far remov'd,
Him they see whom here they lov'd.
3. See, this transient, mortal life
Swallow'd up eternally:
Death, O death, where is thy sting?
Where, O grave, thy victory?
Thanks to God, thro' Christ we have
Victory over death and grave.

4. Now all tears are wip'd away;
Free from guilt, and fear, and pain,
All his ransom'd saints with him
Kings and priests for ever reign:
Henceforth his unbounded grace
Is their theme of endless praise.

5. In the hope of all this joy,
Brethren, let us still be found,
Steadfast in the faith of Christ,
May we all in love abound,
Till we shall, when time is o'er,
Live with him for evermore.

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2. Now the song of all the saved, "Worthy is the Lamb," resounds; Now resplendent shine his nailprints,

Every eye shall see his wounds:
Great his glory; :||:
Every knee to him shall bow.

3. Every island, sea, and mountain,
Earth and heaven flee away;
All his enemies confounded
Hear the trump proclaim his day;
Stand before the Son of Man
Come to judgment, :||:

4. All who love him, view his glory,
In his bright, once marred face:
Jesus cometh; all his people
Now their heads with gladness
Happy mourners, :||: (raise:
Lo, on clouds he comes, he comes.
5. See redemption, long expected,
On that awful day appear;
All his people, once despised,
Joyful meet him in the air:
Hallelujah, :||:

Saviour, now thy kingdom comes.

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Ere long I know he shall appear
In power and glory great;
And death, the last of all his foes,
Lie vanquish'd at his feet.

2. Then, tho' the worms my flesh devour,

And make my corpse their prey,
I know I shall arise with power,
On the last judgment-day; (earth,
When God shall stand upon the
Him these mine eyes shall see,
My flesh shall feel a second birth,
And ever with him be.

3. Then his own hand shall wipe the From every weeping eye; (tears And pains, and groans, and griefs, Shall cease eternally: (and fears, How long, dear Saviour, O how long,

Shall this bright hour delay?
Oh, hasten thy appearance, Lord,
And bring the welcome day.

964.

Watts.

T. 14.

WHEN rising from the bed of

death, O'erwhelmed with guilt and fear, I see my Maker face to face,

Oh, how shall I appear?

2. If yet while pardon may be found, Thy mercy I've not sought, My heart with inward horror shrinks,

And trembles at the thought,3. That thou, O Lord, wilt stand In majesty severe, (disclos'd And sit in judgment on my soul: How then shall I appear? 4. But thou declarest in thy word, That sinners who to thee, While here they live, repenting Shall live eternally. (turn,

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967.*

Z.

T. 205. ARE you form'd a creature new, Cleans'd by Jesus' precious blood? Can you Christ in spirit view, Rise, to meet the Bridegroom go, Reconcil'd by him to God? Mingle with the virgin-row; Have you oil, you need not fear, Tho' this moment he appear. 2. Rise, go forth to meet the Lamb, Slumber not 'midst worldly care; Let For his coming now prepare: your lamps be all on flame, Then whene'er you hear the cry,

Lo, the Bridegroom draweth nigh,' You will not confounded be, But can meet him cheerfully. | 3. Let us walk the narrow way, Watchful, cheerful, free from toil, Trim our lamps from day to day, Adding still recruits of oil:

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T. 159. MOUNT Zion, where the Lamb of Who for our sins aton'd, (God, And bought us by his precious blood,

(bride

For ever is enthron'd; Where his redeem'd and chosen Thro' endless ages shall reside; Is here thro' faith in Jesus' name Our joy and final aim.

2. Jerusalem, the church above, Now triumphs over death; And when we, perfected in love,

Shall once resign our breath, We shall with all the saints in light

In cheerful songs of praise unite, And with his chosen evermore His saving name adore.

3. Deliver'd from this mortal clay, From sorrow, sin, and pain,

We shall with Christ in lasting day
True holiness obtain:

Lord Jesus, hear our fervent prayer,
Us needy sinners all prepare,
By faith in thee to end our race,
And to behold thy face.

971.

J. Swertner.

T. 14. JERUSALEM, my happy home! Name ever dear to me! (end, When shall my labours have an In joy, and peace, and thee?

2. When shall these eyes thy heavenbuilt walls

And pearly gates behold?
Thy bulwarks, with salvation stron
And streets of shining gold?

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And feel at death dismay? I've Canaan's goodly land in view, And realms of endless day. 5. Apostles, martyrs, prophets there Around my Saviour stand; And soon my friends in Christ below,

Will join the glorious band. 6. Jerusalem, my happy home! My soul still pants for thee; Then shall my labours have an end, When I thy joys shall see.

972.* T. 97. HOW greatly doth my soul rejoice, That, by my faithful Shepherd's choice,

My name is certainly enroll'd Among the sheep of his blest fold: May I by nothing e'er be drawn aside, (bride. But be a happy member of his 2. My faith victorious now doth rise Above all earthly vanities, And hath Jerusalem full in view, That holy city, fair and new; Thro' faith in Christ I am God's

child and heir, (dom share. And shall the glories of his king

3. Then all old things will pass away,
And a new scene itself display;
We wait for thee, Immanuel,
Come soon, thy majesty reveal;
Our voices then in higher strains

shall raise

A joyful Hallelujah to thy praise. G. Arnold.

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RISE, my soul, and stretch thy wings,

Now thy better portion trace;
Rise from transitory things
Towards heaven, thy native place:
Sun, and moon, and stars decay,
Time shall soon this earth remove;
Rise, my soul, and haste away
To the seats prepar❜d above.
2. Rivers to the ocean run,
Never stay in all their course;
Fire ascending seeks the sun;
Both still speeding to their source:
So, a soul that's born of God,
Pants to view his glorious face;
Upward tends to his abode,
There to rest in his embrace.
3. Cease, ye pilgrims, cease

mourn,

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