The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7580

7580. Woe to the Men on Earth Who Dwell

1. Woe to the men on earth who dwell,
Nor dread the Almighty’s frown,
When God doth all His wrath reveal,
And shower His judgments down!

2. Sinners, expect those heaviest showers,
To meet your God prepare;
For, lo! the seventh angel pours
His phial in the air.

3. Lo! from their seats the mountains leap,
The mountains are not found;
Transported far into the deep,
And in the ocean drowned.

4. Who then shall live, and face the throne,
And face the Judge severe?
When heaven and earth are fled and gone,
O where shall I appear?

5. Now, only now, against that hour
We may a place provide;
Beyond the grave, beyond the power
Of hell, our spirits hide:

6. Firm in the all destroying shock,
May view the final scene;
For, lo! the everlasting Rock
Is cleft to take us in.

Text Information

• First Line: Woe to the men on earth who dwell
• Title: Woe to the Men on Earth Who Dwell
• Author: Charles Wesley (1756)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns Occasioned by the Earthquake, March 8, 1750, second edition, 1756
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: BANGOR, William Tans'ur, 1734; ES KOMMT EIN SCHIFF, composer unknown, 1608; SONG 67 (GIBBONS), Orlando Gibbons, 1583-1625; arranged by Henry T. Smart, 1813-1879

Tune Information

• Name: CHESHIRE
• Meter: CM
• Incipit: 11233 22113 34755
• Key: e minor
• Source: Este’s Psal­ter, 1592
• Copyright: Public Domain