← The chariot! the chariot! its wheels roll in fire Hymns and Tunes (1888) · No. 908

The chariot! the chariot! its wheels roll in fire

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The chariot! the chariot! its wheels roll in fire,As the Lord cometh down in the pomp of his ire;Lo, self-moving it drives on its pathway of cloud,And the heavens with the burden of Godhead are bowed.

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The glory! the glory! around him are pouredMighty hosts of the angels that wait on the Lord;And the glorified saints and the martyrs are there,Who in triumph their palm-wreaths of victory wear.

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The Judgment! the Judgment! the thrones are all set,Where the Lamb and the angels and elders are met;There all flesh is at once in the sight of the Lord,And the doom of eternity hangs on his word.

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O mercy! O mercy! look down from above,Great Creator, on us thy sad children, with love;When beneath to their darkness the wicked are driven,May we find a reward and a mansion in heaven.