Scripture Verse

I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books. Revelation 20:12

Introduction

Words: An­na P. Bowen, in Songs of the Great Sal­va­tion, by Will­iam M. Run­yan & Da­ni­el Tow­ner (Wi­chi­ta, Kan­sas: Run­yan Mu­sic Pub­lish­ing, cir­ca 1919), num­ber 76.

Music: Da­ni­el B. Tow­ner (🔊 pdf nwc).

portrait
Daniel Towner (1850–1919)

Lyrics

On that great day of judg­ment,
What will you say?
When all the books are op­ened,
And none can hide away;
When ev­ery hid­den sec­ret
By the Judge will be made known,
And you be­hold the har­vest
Of the seed you here have sown.

Refrain

Render un­to Cæ­sar
The things that are Cæ­sar’s,

But give un­to God His own;
For the great day of judg­ment
Is com­ing soon,
When ev­ery knee shall bow
Before the great white throne.

On that great day of judg­ment,
What will you do?
If Je­sus tells the Fa­ther
That you He ne­ver knew;
And you’re re­fused a fleet­ing glimpse
Of heav’n­ly joy to see,
But with the lost are doomed
To spend a long eter­ni­ty.

Refrain

On that great day of judg­ment,
No fear I’ll know;
By grace I was de­liv­ered
On Cal­v’ry long ago;
O hast­en while there yet is time
God’s pro­mise to prove true,
For He has said that His shed blood
Doth still avail for you.

Refrain