H3. When rising from the bed of death

1 When rising from the bed of death,
o’erwhelm'd with guilt and fear,
I see my Maker face to face,
O how shall I appear!
2 If yet while pardon may be found,
and mercy may be sought,
my heart with inward horror shrinks;
and trembles at the thought;

3 When thou, O Lord! shalt stand disclos'd
in majesty severe,
and sit in judgement on my soul,
O how shall I appear!
4 But thou hast told the troubled mind,
who doth her sins lament,
the timely grief for errors past
shall future woe prevent.

5 Then see the sorrows of my heart,
ere yet it be too late;
and hear my Saviour’s dying groans,
to give those sorrows weight.
6 For never shall my soul despair
of mercy at thy throne,
Who knows thine only Son has dy'd
thy justice to atone.

Text Information
First Line: When rising from the bed of death
Meter: CM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2004
Tune Information
Name: CHESHIRE
Meter: CM
Key: e minor
Source: Este's Psalter, 1592



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