I saw a great white throne and Him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from His presence.
Revelation 20:11
Words: J. Wilbur Chapman, in Life Songs, edited by Samuel F. Coffman & John D. Brunk (Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Mennonite Publishing House, 1916), number 142.
Music: Nonthaburi Robert Harkness, 1911 (🔊 pdf nwc).
The judgment day is coming on,
God’s Word declares it true;
Upon the great white throne will be
The One oft spurned by you.
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Judgment! all your sins confronting,
Judgment! with no help or guide.
Judgment! all your record facing;
Judgment! with no place to hide.
The broken laws, the sins forgot,
Will meet you on that day,
And from the record written there
You cannot turn away.
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God’s mercy will be ended then,
The day of grace be done;
The time you might have chosen life
Will be forever gone.
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But, hark! the door stands open wide,
God’s Spirit still is nigh;
In gentle tones the Savior pleads,
Oh, turn! why will ye die?
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