Prepare to meet thy God.
Amos 4:12
Words: Benjamin Beddome (1717–1795), alt. Published posthumously in Hymns Adapted to Public Worship, edited by R. Hall (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818), number 792, alt. Prepare to meet thy God.
Music: Hilkiah Lowell Mason, The Modern Psalmist (Boston, Massachusetts: John H. Wilkins & Richard B. Carter, 1839), page 61 (🔊 pdf nwc).
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If you know where to get a good picture of Beddome (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Lo, Jesus spreads abroad His wrath,
And vengeance sits upon His brow;
Now tremble, rulers of the earth,
And at His feet ye nations bow.
Now lift your suppliant hands; no more
Against unequal strength rebel;
Fierce and resistless is His power,
Which angels dread and devils feel.
With true repentance seek His face,
Love and adore th’ incarnate God;
Those sinners who refuse His grace
Shall sink beneath His iron rod.
Soon shall that dreadful day appear,
When He will fix your final doom;
Oh seek for mercy now with care,
Before that awful moment come.