Hypocrisy Exposed

Verse 1

The Lord, the Judge, his churches warns: Let hypocrites attend and fear, Who place their hope in rites and forms, But make not faith nor love their care.

Verse 2

They dare rehearse his awful name With lips of falsehood and deceit; A friend or brother they defame, And sooth and flatter those they hate.

Verse 3

They watch to do their neighbors wrong, Yet dare to seek their Maker's face; They take his cov'nant on their tongue, But break his laws, abuse his grace.

Verse 4

And, while his judgments long delay, They grow secure and sin the more; They think he sleeps, as well as they, And put far off the evil hour.

Verse 5

O dreadful hour, when God draws near, And sets their crimes before their eyes! Anguish their guilty souls shall tear, And no deliv'rer dare to rise.