8 With Thy favored sheep O place me; WINDHAM. L. M. 19 Low I kneel with heart submission, Thomas of Celano. c. 1250. Rev. William Josiah Irons. (1812-) 1848. ab. and alt. Daniel Read. (1757-1836.) 1785. 1. THAT day of wrath, that dreadful day, When heaven and earth shall pass a way, 2 When, shrivelling like a parchéd scroll, When man to judgment wakes from clay, Thomas of Celano. c. 1250. 1351 5 By power oppressed, and mocked by pride, O God, is this the Crucified? Go, tyrants, to the rocks complain, Shall sing for joy, "The Lord is come." I THAT fearful day, that day of dread, The awful things which then shall be. 3 Weep, O my soul, ere that great day, 4 O Christ, forgive, remit, protect, And set Thy servant with the elect; Theodore of the Studium. (759-826.) 1353 Looking forward to the Judgment. 2 Our cautioned souls prepare For that tremendous day; And stir us up to pray; 3 To pray, and wait the hour, That awful hour unknown, When robed in majesty and power, 3 But ere that trumpet shakes 4 Ye sinners, seek His grace Whose wrath ye cannot bear; Fly to the shelter of His cross, And find salvation there. Thou shalt from heaven come down,- 5 So shall that curse remove, 2 Age after age has gone, Sun after sun has set, 3 Saint after saint on earth Has lived, and loved, and died; Till the last glorious morn. 5 The whole creation groans, And waits to hear that voice 6 Come, Lord, and wipe away The curse, the sin, the stain, 13 Thrice happy morn for those No night of sorrow e'er shall close 1 COME, Lord, and tarry not: Bring the long-looked-for day, O why these years of waiting here, 2 Come, for creation groans, Worn out with these long years of ill, 3 Come, for the corn is ripe, Put in Thy sickle now; Reap the great harvest of the earth, 4 Come in Thy glorious might, 5 Come, and make all things new; 6 Come, and begin Thy reign Come, take the kingdom to Thyself, Rev. Horatius Bonar. 1857. ab NORTHFIELD. C. M. Jeremiah Ingalls. (1764-1838.) 1805. The 1. Lo, what a glorious sight appears To our believing eyes : passed away, The earth and seas are passed a "A new Heaven and a new Earth." 1359 Adorned with shining grace. 4 "The God of glory down to men Removes His blest abode; Men, the dear objects of His grace, And He the loving God. way. 13 I hear the voice, "Ye dead, arise," Salute the expected day. 4 They leave the dust, and on the wing In shining garments meet their King, 5 O may my humble spirit stand Amongst them clothed in white: The meanest place at His right hand Is infinite delight. 5 "His own soft hand shall wipe the tears 1361 1 RETURN, O God of love, return; Earth is a tiresome place: How long shall we, Thy children, mourn 2 Let heaven succeed our painful years, 3 Thy wonders to Thy servants show, 4 Then shall we shine before Thy throne Rev. Isaac Watts. 1719. 2 Strangers on earth, we wait for Thee; And claim us as Thine own. 3 O bid the bright archangel, now, The trump of God prepare, To call Thy saints—the quick, the dead, To meet Thee in the air. 4 No resting place we seek on earth, No loveliness we see, Our eye is on the royal crown, Prepared for us and Thee. 5 There, near Thy heart, upon the throne, 4 What tongue can tell Thy crown prepared 5 Vouchsafe us, Lord, if such Thy will, If not, the martyr's cross to bear, Unknown Author of the 8th century. 1364 "Te læta, mundi Conditor." 1 MAKER of earth, to Thee alone Perpetual rest belongs; To Thee bright choirs around Thy throne 2 But we, as sinless now no more, 3 Father, whose promise binds Thee still To make the captive free, Grant us to mourn the deeds of ill 4 And, mourning, grant us faith to rest Till Thou restore us with the blest, 5 O God the Father, God the Son, To Thee be praise, Great Three in One, From Thy created host. Prof. Charles Coffin. (1676-1749.) 1736. Tr. by Rev. John Mason Neale. (1818-1866.) 1863. |