1 When Jesus shall gather the nations
Before him at last to appear,
Then how shall we stand in the judgment,
When summoned our sentence to hear?

Chorus:
He will gather the wheat in his garner,
But the chaff will he scatter away;
Then how shall we stand in the judgment
Oh, how shall it be in that day?

2 Shall we hear, from the lips of the Saviour,
The words, 'Faithful servant, well done;'
Or, trembling with tear and with anguish,
Be banished away from his throne. [Chorus]

3 He will smile when he looks on his children,
And sees on the ransomed his seal;
He will clothe them in heavenly beauty,
As low at his footstool they kneel. [Chorus]

4 Then let us be watching and waiting,--
With lamps burning steady and bright,--
When the Bridegroom shall call to the wedding
Our spirits made ready for flight. [Chorus]

5 Thus living with hearts fixed on Jesus,
In patience we wait for the time,
When, the days of our pilgrimage ended,
We'll bask in his presence divine. [Chorus]