A Selection of Psalms and Hymns ‎#CCXXIII

CCXXIII. The death of the Sinner and the Saint

1 What scenes of horror and of death
Await the sinner's dying bed!
Death's terrors all appear in sight,
Presages of eternal night.

2 His sins in dreadful order rise,
And fill his soul with sad surprise;
Mount Sinai's thunder stuns his ears
And not one ray of hope appears.

3 Tormenting pangs distract the breast,
Where'er he turns, he finds no rest;
Death strikes the blow, he groans and cries
And, in despair and horror, dies.

4 Not so the heir of heavenly bliss;
His soul is fill'd with conscious peace;
A steady faith subdues his fear;
He sees the happy Canaan near.

5 His mind is tranquil and serene,
No terrors in his looks are seen;
His Saviour's smile dispels the gloom,
And smooths his passage to the tomb.

6 Lord, make my faith and love serene,
My judgment sound, my conscience clean
And when the toils of life are past,
May I be found in peace at last.

Text Information

• First Line: What scenes of horror and of death
• Title: The death of the Sinner and the Saint
• Author: Fawcett
• Meter: Long Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1790
• Topic: Funeral Occasions
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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