Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David ‎#93

93. The last Judgement; or, the Saints Rewarded

1 The Lord, the Judge before his throne,
Bids the whole earth draw nigh,
The nations near the rising sun,
And near the Western sky.

2 No more shall bold blasphemers say,
Judegment will ne'er begin;
No more abuse his long delay
To impudence and sin.

3 Thron'd on a cloud our God shall come,
Bright flames prepare his way,
Thunder and darkness, fire and storm,
Lead on the dreadful day.

4 Heaven from above his call shall hear,
Attending angels come,
And earth and hell shall know, and fear
His justice and their doom.

5 "But gather all my saints (he cries)
"That made their peace with God,
"By the Redeemer's sacrifice,
"And seal'd it with his blood.

6 "Their faith and works, brought forth to light,
"Shall make the world confess
"My sentence of reward is right,
"And heaven adore my grace."

Text Information

• First Line: The Lord, the Judge, before his throne
• Title: The last Judgement; or, the Saints Rewarded
• Meter: Common Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1787
• Scripture:
  Psalm 50:1-6
• Topic: God: the judge; Hypocrites and hypocrisy; Incarnation: and sacrifice of Christ; Judgment Day; Obedience: better than sacrifice; Profession: false; Saints: Reward at last; Sins of tongue

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