O the time is draw­ing near
When the Savior shall ap­pear!
How can you meet Him,
Guilty still and un­for­giv’n?
When His pre­cious life He gave,
You from sin and death to save,
How can you meet Him,
Christ the Lord of earth and Heav’n?

Refrain

How can you meet Him,
How can you meet Him,
Lest with­in His blood
Your sins are washed away?
How can you meet Him,
How can you meet Him,
And ac­count to Him up­on
The judg­ment day?

Having not His laws ob­eyed,
With no pow’r your soul to aid,
How can you meet Him,
When in judg­ment He shall come?
Having all His plead­ing done,
And from love and mer­cy turned,
How can you meet Him,
Knowing well your fin­al doom?

Refrain

Looking on a wast­ed past,
Facing all your deeds at last,
How can you meet Him,
And re­ceive your just re­ward?
Not one deed for Je­sus done,
Not one soul im­mor­tal won,
How can you meet Him,
And from Heav­en be de­barred?

Refrain

Peace and joy be­yond recall,
Now from sin to dis­en­thrall,
How can you meet Him,
In that morn­ing face to face?
To be ban­ished from the throne
Into death and woes un­known,
How can you meet Him,
If you’re not a child of grace?

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