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My Record Will Be There

In a day that is not far, At the blazing judgment bar

Author: James A. Brown (1908)
Tune: [In a day that is not far]
Published in 16 hymnals

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1 In a day that is not far,
At the blazing judgment bar,
Even now the awful summons I can hear;
I must meet the mighty God,
I must face His holy Word,
I must stand before the judgment bar.

Chorus:
Oh, my record will be there,
Be its pages dark or fair,
When I stand before the judgment bar;
When the books shall open lie,
In that morning by and by,
Oh, my record, oh, my record will be there.

2 I must meet each broken vow,
That I hold so lightly now,
Ev'ry heartache I have caused, each sigh, each tear;
Things that time cannot erase,
I must meet them face to face,
When I stand before the judgment bar. [Chorus]

3 Ev'ry secret lust and tho't
There shall be to judgment bro't,
When the Lord in all His glory shall appear;
All the deeds of darkest night
Shall come out to greet the light,
When I stand before the judgment bar. [Chorus]

4 I must meet my cankered gold,
For whose greed my life was sold,
It shall mock me in the judgment’s lurid glare;
Saying ye have sold for naught,
All the Savior’s blood has bo't,
You must stand before the judgment bar. [Chorus]

5 Let me turn and seek the Lord,
Let me trust His holy Word,
Let me bow and call upon Him while He’s near;
Then when I my record face,
He will answer in my place
When I stand before the judgment bar. [Chorus]

Source: Church Hymnal #104

Author: James A. Brown

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Text Information

First Line: In a day that is not far, At the blazing judgment bar
Title: My Record Will Be There
Author: James A. Brown (1908)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O my record will be there
Publication Date: 1908
Copyright: Public Domain

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