The Day of Judgment

Verse 1

And must I be to judgment brought, And answer in that day For every vain and idle thought, And every word I say?

Verse 2

Yes, every secret of my heart Shall shortly be made known, And I receive my just desert For all that I have done.

Verse 3

How careful, then, ought I to live! With what religious fear! Who such a strict account must give For my behavior here!

Verse 4

Thou awful Judge of quick and dead, Thy watchful power bestow; So shall I to my ways take heed, To all I speak or do.

Verse 5

If now Thou standest at the door, O let me feel Thee near! And make my peace with God, before I at Thy bar appear.