Scripture Verse

Who may abide the day of His coming? and who shall stand when He appeareth? for He is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap. Malachi 3:2

Introduction

Words: Mar­ga­ret Moo­dy, in Our Best En­dea­vor, ed­it­ed by Will­iam Og­den & Charles E. Pri­or (Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio: Stand­ard Pub­lish­ing, 1892), num­ber 412, alt.

Music: Will­iam A. Og­den (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Moo­dy (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
William Ogden (1841–1897)

Lyrics

Who shall abide His com­ing?
Who shall His chos­en be?
When at the Lord’s ap­pear­ing,
What shall He say of thee?
Who shall ab­ide? Who shall ab­ide?
When at the judg­ment,
O Christ, ap­pear­ing,
Who shall ab­ide with Thee?

Who shall ab­ide His com­ing?
Who shall He claim His own?
Stand in the day of judg­ment,
Spotless be­fore His throne?
Who shall abide? Who shall abide?
When at the judg­ment,
O Christ, ap­pear­ing,
Who shall abide with Thee?

Who shall ab­ide His com­ing?
They who are un­de­filed;
They who in faith have fol­lowed
Christ, as a lit­tle child.
They shall ab­ide, they shall ab­ide.
When at the judg­ment,
O Christ, ap­pear­ing,
They shall ab­ide with Thee.