The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8802

8802. Judgment At The Door

1 God cometh, let the heart prepare,
Let all be swept and garnished there.
Not as the Babe of Bethlehem:
He comes to doom, to diadem.

2 Not as the scorned, the crucified,
The Bridegroom seeks His waiting bride.
With clouds He comes, and every eye
Shall see the Judge of souls draw nigh.

3 The trump shall sound, and cohorts bright
Will swell His train of wondrous might.
Behold, He standeth at the door,
The Christ whose pity we implore.

4 God cometh, let the heart prepare,
Deep let the Cross be planted there.
So when the sign in Heaven appears,
The Cross within shall stay our fears.

Text Information

• First Line: God cometh, let the heart prepare
• Title: Judgment At The Door
• Author: William C. Dix
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: A Vision of All Saints, and Other Poems (London; John Hodges, 1871)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: ALFELD from "The European Psalmist," ANGEL'S HYMN by Orlando Gibbons

Tune Information

• Name: RIVERA
• Composer: Dimitri Stepanovich Bortniansky
• Meter: LM
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Public Domain