The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#1345

1345. When the Judge shall weigh our motives

1 When the Judge shall weigh our motives
For eternal gain or loss,
Shall we stand as gold before him,
Or as vile and worthless dross?

Refrain:
Weighed in the balance of the Lord,
Weighed, weighed, and wanting;
Weighed by the standard of his word,
Weighed, weighed, and wanting.

2 Shall we hear the glad words spoken:
"Faithful servant," and "well done,"
Or the dread and awful sentence,
"Thou art wanting," sinful one? [Refrain]

3 Shall we heed the Spirit's pleading,
While for mercy we may call,
Or delay till God's handwriting
Seals the final doom of all? [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: When the Judge shall weigh our motives
• Author: F. E. B.
• Refrain First Line: Weighed in the balance of the Lord
• Publication Date: 1886
• Scripture:
  Daniel 5:27
• Topic: Bible Songs: Judgment and Second Advent

Tune Information

• Name: WEIGHED AND WANTING
• Composer: F. E. Belden
• Key: F Major or modal