The Hartford Selection of Hymns ‎#CLXVIII

CLXVIII. Tekel; of the sinner weighed in the balance, and found wanting

1 Raise, thoughtless sinner, raise thine eye;
Behold God's balance lifted high;
There shall his justice be display'd,
And there thy hope and life be weigh'd.

2 See in one scale his perfect law;
Mark with what force its precepts draw;
Wouldst thou the awful test sustain,
Thy works how light! thy thoughts how vain!

3 Behold the hand of God appears
To trace in dreadful characters;
"Sinner, thy soul, is wanting found,
"And wrath shall smite thee to the ground."

4 Let sudden fear thy nerves unbrace;
And horror change thy guilty face,
Thro' all thy thoughts let anguish roll,
Till deep repentance melt thy soul.

5 One only hope may yet prevail;
Christ hath a weight to turn the scale;
Still doth the gospel publish peace,
And show a Saviour's righteousness.

6 Great God, exert thy pow'r to save;
Deep on the heart, these truths engrave;
The pond'rous load of guilt remove,
That trembling lips may sing thy love.

Text Information

• First Line: Raise, thoughtless sinner, raise thine eye
• Title: Tekel; of the sinner weighed in the balance, and found wanting
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1799
• Scripture:
  Daniel 5:27
• Topic: Sinner: Found wanting
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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