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Raise, thoughtless sinner! raise thine eye,
Behold the judgement drawing nigh:
Behold the balance is display’d,
Where thou must be exactly weigh’d.
See, in one scale God’s holy law;
Mark with what force its precepts draw;
Canst thou the awful test sustain?
Thy works how light! thy thoughts how vain!
Behold the hand of God appears,
And writes in dreadful characters,
“Tekel ! thy soul is wanting found;
With trembling hear the awful sound.”
“Let fear thy sin-bound heart embrace;
Let guilty shame o’erspread thy face,
Conviction thro' thy conscience roll,
And deep repentance fill thy soul.”
“One only hope can yet prevail,
Jesus for thee can turn the scale;
Can give thy guilty conscience peace,
‘And save thee by his righteousness?”
Dear Saviour, now thy pow’r impart;
Convince each unconvinced heart;
And thy salvation let them view,
In justice wrought, and mercy too.
Believing this they shall employ
Their hearts and lips in songs of joy;
Nor e’er of wanting be afraid,
When in God’s holy balance weigh'd.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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Bible Refs:
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Dan 5:27;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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| 1815 | # 392 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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FEDERAL STREET
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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1832
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 83 | F | | # 317 | F | | # 291 | F | | # 480 | G | | # 598 | G | | # 376 | G | | # 389 | G |
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