Author: Philip Doddridge 1702-51
And will the judge descend?
And must the dead arise,
and not a single soul escape
his all-discerning eyes?
2. How will my heart endure
the terrors of that day,
as earth and heaven, before his face,
in fear will melt away?
3. Before the trumpet sounds
and earth gives up its dead,
hear from the gospel’s saving word
what joyful news is spread!
4. Let sinners seek God’s grace,
whose wrath they cannot bear,
run to the shelter of his cross
and find salvation there.
5. So shall that curse be gone
for which the Saviour bled,
and that dread judgement day shall bring
joy to their hearts instead.
Scriptures: Matthew 24:31, Galatians 3:13, 1 Corinthians 15:1-2, 1 Thessalonians 4:16, Hebrews 4:13, 1 John 2:28, 1 John 4:17, Romans 1:16, 2 Peter 2:9, Acts 4:12, James 4:12, James 5:9, 2 Peter 3:10, Romans 2:16, 1 Corinthians 1:18, Acts 17:31, 2 Samuel 12:1-15, Matthew 24:14, Mark 13:10, 1 Corinthians 15:52, Matthew 12:36, 2 Peter 3:7, Amos 5:18-20, Genesis 3:14-15, Revelation 20:11-13, John 12:48