Judgment

Righteous God! whose vengeful vialsAll our fears and thoughts exceed;Big with woes, and fiery trialsHanging 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.

If thy dreadful controversyWith 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.

Every fresh alarming tokenMore 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!

Vanish, then, this world of shadows!Pass the former things away ;Lord, appear! appear to glad usWith 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!