Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David ‎#XLII

XLII. God the Thunderer; Or, the last Judgment, and Hell

1 Sing to the Lord ye heavenly hosts,
And let the earth, adore;
Let death and hell, thro' all their coasts,
Stand trembling at his power.

2 His sounding chariot shakes the sky,
He makes the clouds his throne;
There all his stores of lightning lie,
'Till vengeance darts them down.

3 Before him rolls a fiery stream —
And from his awful tongue
A sovereign voice divides the flame,
And thunder roars along!

4 Think, O my soul, the dreadful day
When this incensed God
Shall rend the sky, and burn the sea,
And fling his wrath abroad!

5 What shall the wretch, the sinner do?
He once defy'd the Lord;
But he shall dread the thunderer now,
And sink beneath his word.

6 Tempests of angry fire shall roll
To blast the rebel worm;
And beat upon his naked soul
In one eternal storm.

Text Information

• First Line: Sing to the Lord ye heavenly hosts
• Title: God the Thunderer; Or, the last Judgment, and Hell
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1790
• Notes: Made in a great Storm of Thunder, August 20th 1697

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