401. Heav'n has confirm'd the great decree

1 Heav'n has confirm'd the great decree
That Adam's race must die:
One gen'ral ruin sweeps them down,
And low in dust they lie.

2 Ye living men, the tomb survey,
Where you must quickly dwell.
Hark how the awful summons sounds
In ev'ry fun'ral knell!

3 Once you must die, and once for all;
The solemn purport weigh;
For know, that heav'n and hell are hung
On that important day.

4 Those eyes, so long in darkness veil'd,
Must wake the Judge to see;
And ev'ry word, and ev'ry thought
Must pass his scrutiny.

5 O may I in the Judge behold
My Savior and my Friend,
And far beyond the reach of death
With all his saints ascend!

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First Line: Heav'n has confirm'd the great decree
Meter: C. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1845
Topic: Consummation of Things: Judgment and Eternity
Notes: Now Public Domain.
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