The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church 924. That awful day will surely come

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The Voice of Praise‎#924

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Text:	That awful day will surely come
Author:	Watts

1 That awful day will surely come,
Th' appointed hour makes haste,
When I must stand before my Judge,
And pass the solemn test.

2 Thou lovely Chief of all my joys,
Thou Sovereign of my heart!
How could I bear to hear thy voice
Pronounce the sound, depart!

3 Oh, wretched state of deep despair,
To see my God remove,
And fix my doleful station where
I must not taste his love!

4 Oh, tell me that my worthless name
Is graven on thy hands;
Show me some promise in thy Book,
Where my salvation stands.

Text Information
First Line:	That awful day will surely come
Author:	Watts
Meter:	C. M.
Publication Date:	1873
Scripture:	Psalm 96:13 ; Matthew 24:44 ; Acts 17:31 ; Romans 14:10 ; Hebrews 9:27 ; 1 Peter 4:7 ; Revelation 20:12-15
Topic:	Resurrection and Judgment; Certainty of the Judgment