

Author: F. E. B. Hymnal: Songs of Matchless Love #73 (1904) First Line: When the Judge shall weigh our motives Refrain First Line: Weigh'd in the balance of the Lord Lyrics: 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:
Weigh’d in the balance of the Lord,
weigh’d, weigh’d, and wanting;
Weigh’d by the standard of his word,
Weigh’d, weigh’d, 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] Tune Title: [When the Judge shall weigh our motives]
Weighed and Wanting