Prepare to Meet Thy God

Verse 1

Woe to the men on earth who dwell, Nor dread th' Almighty's frown, When God doth all his wrath reveal, And shower his judgments down.

Verse 2

Sinners, expect those heaviest showers; To meet your God, prepare! For, lo! the seventh angel pours His vial on the air.

Verse 3

Lo! from their seats the mountains leap, The mountains are not found, Transported far into the deep, And in the ocean drowned.

Verse 4

Who then shall live and face the throne, And face the Judge severe? When heaven and earth are fled and gone, Oh, where shall I appear?

Verse 5

Now, only now, against that hour We may a place provide; Beyond the grave, beyond the power Of hell our spirits hide;--

Verse 6

Firm in the all-destroying shock, May view the final scene; For, lo, the everlasting Rock Is cleft to take us in.