The Cyber Hymnal ‎#14468

14468. O Holy Father, Righteous God!

1 O Holy Father, righteous God!
Our souls are filled with fear;
Thy punishments, Thy scourge and rod,
Have now approachèd near.

2 Distressèd and alarmed we stand,
To see our awful state;
Thy judgments on our guilty land,
Are what we must await.

3 Thy punishments are very just,
O Lord, we must confess;
We should be humbled to the dust,
Who have abused Thy grace.

4 How long have we abused Thy Word,
And run the sinful course;
Well we deserve to feel the sword
With all its weight and force.

5 In many ways have we been warned
To turn from these our ways;
But all Thy mercies we have spurned,
And slighted all Thy grace.

6 But O, the time is come at last,
When we must feel the shock;
God’s righteous sentence now is passed,
And justice strikes the stroke.

7 O, whither can such creatures flee?
Such as we are indeed!
But unto Thee, O Lord! to Thee
Whose promises we plead.

Text Information

• First Line: O Holy Father, righteous God!
• Title: O Holy Father, Righteous God!
• Author: Paul B. Henkel
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Church Hymn Book (New Market, VA: Solomon Henkel, printer, 1816)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: OLD MARTYRS
• Meter: CM
• Key: d minor or modal
• Source: Psalms (Edinburgh, Scotland: 1615)
• Copyright: Public Domain