← Judgment Millennial Harp (1843) · p. 16

Judgment

Righteous God! whose vengeful vials

1

Estrofe 1 impressa entre a 1.ª e a 2.ª pauta (impressa 16–17); estrofes 2–4 em verso na impressa 17.
Métrica do texto: 8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7 (não impressa no hinário).
NÃO confundir com o hino «Judgment» da Parte I (impressa 32) nem com o texto «Judgment.» da p. 51 da Parte I.

1

Righteous God! whose vengeful vials
All our fears and thoughts exceed;
Big with woes, and fiery trials
Hanging bursting o'er our head!
While thou visitest the nations,
Thy selected people spare;
Arm our caution'd souls with patience,
Fill our humbled hearts with prayer.

2

If thy dreadful controversy
With all flesh is now begun,
In thy wrath remember mercy ;
Mercy first and last be shown.
Plead thy cause with sword and fire ;
Shake us till the curse remove ;
Till thou com'st the world's desire,
Conquering all with sovereign love.

3

Every fresh alarming token
More confirms the faithful word ;
Nature, for its Lord hath spoken,
Must be suddenly restored.
From this national confusion,
From this ruined earth and skies,
See the times of restitution,
See the new creation rise!

4

Vanish, then, this world of shadows!
Pass the former things away ;
Lord, appear! appear to glad us
With the dawn of endless day!
O conclude this mortal story!
Throw this universe aside!
Come, eternal King of glory,
Now descend and take thy bride!