Second Advent

That awful day will surely come

No. 889
Metre C. M.
Tune MEAR.
Words Isaac Watts.
Music Aaron Williams.
Key F major
Time 3/4
4 stanzas

Words

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

Jesus, thou source of all my joys,Thou ruler of my heart,How could I bear to hear thy voicePronounce the word, Depart!

What! to be banished from my Lord,To rocks and mountains cry!And yet to them must call in vain;For who his wrath can fly?

O, wretched state of deep despair,To see my God remove,And fix my doleful station whereI cannot taste his love!

About this hymn

As printed As printed: running head «SECOND ADVENT—EXECUTIVE JUDGMENT.»; hymn number «889» (large), tune name «MEAR. C. M.» centred over the music (condensed capitals and small capitals), «AARON WILLIAMS.» at the right in the composer slot (capitals and small capitals). Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, one line per system, with «1.» before «That»: «1. That aw - ful day will sure - ly come, Th' ap-point - ed hour makes haste,» under system 1 and «When I must stand be - fore my Judge, And pass the sol - emn test.» under system 2 («Th'» elided with «ap-» under the upbeat of line 2). The reference line «937, 724, 308.» in italic figures stands centred over stanza 2 (sing also to the tunes of hymns 937, 724 and 308). Stanzas 2–4 are printed as text in the left column below the music, numbered «2»–«4» without periods (written «2.»–«4.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines 2 and 4 are indented. «Isaac Watts.» in italics after stanza 4. The print sets a thin space before «!», «;» and «?» («Depart !», «What !», «cry !», «fly ?»); it is closed up here. The apostrophe of «Th'» is written straight. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. The copy carries handwritten notes at the top of the page (not printed; see uncertainties.md).