WOE to the men on earth who dwell, Nor dread the Almighty's frown, When God...
Verse 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!
Verse 2
Sinners, expect those heaviest showers, To meet your God prepare; For, lo! the seventh angel pours His phial in the air.
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Lo! from their seats the mountains leap, The mountains are not found; Transported far into the deep, And in the ocean drowned.
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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?
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Now, only now, against that hour We may a place provide; Beyond the grave, beyond the power Of hell, our spirits hide:
Verse 6
Firm in the all-destroying shock, May view the final scene; For, lo! the everlasting Rock Is cleft to take us in.
