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233. The Tribunal

1 When thou, my righteous Judge, shalt come
To take thy ransomed people home,
Shall I among them stand?
Shall such a worthless worm as I,
Who sometimes am afraid to die,
Be found at thy right hand?

2 I love to meet thy people now,
Before thy feet with them to bow,
Though vilest of them all;
But, can I bear the piercing thought,
What if my name should be left out,
When thou for them shalt call?

3 O Lord, prevent it by thy grace,
Be thou my only hiding-place,
In this the accepted day;
Thy pardoning voice, oh, let me hear,
To still my unbelieving fear,
Nor let me fall, I pray.

4 Among thy saints let me be found.
Whene'er the archangel's trump shall sound,
To see thy smiling face;
Then loudest of the throng I'll sing.
While heaven's resounding mansions ring
With shouts of sovereign grace.

Text Information
First Line: When thou, my righteous Judge, shalt come
Title: The Tribunal
Author: Lady Huntington
Language: English
Publication Date: 1888
Scripture: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Topic: Advent of Christ: To Judgment; Advent of Christ: To Kingdom; Book of Life (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: MERIBAH
Composer: Lowell Mason
Meter: C. P. M.
Key: E♭ Major



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