The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5289

5289. O Quickly Come, Dread Judge of All

1. O quickly come, dread judge of all,
For, awful though Thine advent be;
All shadows from the truth will fall,
And falsehood die, in sight of Thee.
O quickly come, for doubt and fear
Like clouds dissolve when Thou art near.

2. O quickly come, great King of all;
Reign all around us, and within;
Let sin no more our souls enthrall,
let pain and sorrow die with sin.
O quickly come, for Thou alone
Canst make Thy scattered people one.

3. O quickly come, true life of all;
For death is mighty all around;
On every home his shadows fall,
On every heart his mark is found.
O quickly come, for grief and pain
Can never cloud Thy glorious reign.

4. O quickly come, sure light of all
For gloomy night broods o’er our way;
And weakly souls begin to fall
With weary watching for the day.
O quickly come, for round Thy throne
No eye is blind, no night is known.

Text Information

• First Line: O quickly come, dread judge of all
• Title: O Quickly Come, Dread Judge of All
• Author: Lawrence Tuttiett (1854)
• Meter: 88.88.88
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns for Churchmen, 1854
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Tuttiett wrote these lyrics while Vicar of Lea Marston, England; it is one of the first hymns he ever wrote.

Tune Information

• Name: VENI CITO
• Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1868)
• Meter: 88.88.88
• Incipit: 13217 15123 36654
• Key: F Major
• Source: Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1868
• Copyright: Public Domain