The Cyber Hymnal ‎#14556

14556. Jerusalem! Thy Judge Will Come

1 Jerusalem! thy judge will come
With woes and desolation;
Signs are appearing of thy doom,
Distress and tribulation;
Rome is Christ’s vassal—she will be
His minister of wrath to thee,
And to thy guilty nation.

2 He will thee visit for thy sin,
And when His hand has found thee,
Rome will with armies hem thee in,
And cast a trench around thee;
Though now thy temple shines so fair,
No stone will soon be standing there
When once her troops surround thee.

3 O mighty earth! Thy judge will come
With woes and desolation,
Signs are appearing of thy doom,
Distress and tribulation;
With angel hosts the Judge of all
Upon the clouds will come, and call
The world to its probation.

4 Thou Lord most glorious! Who didst deign
To die for our salvation,
And everlastingly will reign
In heav’nly exaltation,
O may we fear Thy judgments now,
And then with joy before Thee bow,
The God of all creation.

Text Information

• First Line: Jerusalem! thy judge will come
• Title: Jerusalem! Thy Judge Will Come
• Author: Christopher Wordsworth
• Meter: 87.87.887
• Language: English
• Source: The Holy Year (London: Rivingtons: 1862)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: FRANÇAIS by Joshua F. Drake; GOLDEN CHAIN by Joseph Barnby, NUN FREUT EUCH by Martin Luther, WÄR GOTT NICHT UNS from "Gesangbuch" (Wittenberg)

Tune Information

• Name: DIES IRAE
• Composer: Joseph Parry, 1841-1903
• Meter: 87.87.887
• Key: b minor or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain