The Voice of Praise ‎#365

365. Woe to the men on earth who dwell

1 Woe to the men on earth who dwell,
Nor dread th' Almighty's frown,
When God doth all his wrath reveal,
And shower his judgments down.

2 Sinners, expect those heaviest showers;
To meet your God, prepare!
For, lo! the seventh angel pours
His vial on the air.

3 Lo! from their seats the mountains leap,
The mountains are not found,
Transported far into the deep,
And in the ocean drowned.

4 Who then shall live and face the throne,
And face the Judge severe?
When heaven and earth are fled and gone,
Oh, where shall I appear?

5 Now, only now, against that hour
We may a place provide;
Beyond the grave, beyond the power
Of hell our spirits hide;--

6 Firm in the all-destroying shock,
May view the final scene;
For, lo, the everlasting Rock
Is cleft to take us in.

Text Information

• First Line: Woe to the men on earth who dwell
• Author: C. Wesley
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Topic: The Christian System: Condemnation; Man's Ruined Estate
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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