
Hymnal: Hymns, Selected and Original #298 (1828) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 When rising from the bed of death,
O’erwhelmed 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 judgment on my soul,
O how shall I appear!
4 But there's forgiveness, Lord, with thee;
Thy nature is benign:
Thy pard'ning mercy I implore;
For mercy, Lord, is thine.
5 O let thy boundless mercy shine
On my benighted soul!
Correct my passions, mend my heart,
And all my fears control.
6 And may I taste thy richer grace
In that decisive hour,
When Christ to judgment shall descend,
And time shall be no more. Topics: Supplication for the divine mercy; The terrors of judgment, and penitence from them
When, rising from the bed of death