Hymns and Tunes 1876 338
AND must I be to judgment brought
1AND must I be to judgment brought, And answer in that day, For every vain and idle thought, And every word I say?
2Yes; every secret of my heart Shall shortly be made known, And I receive my just desert For all that I have done.
3How careful, then, ought I to live! With what religious fear! How much a strict account must give For my behavior here!
4Thou awful Judge of quick and dead, The strictest watch I'll keep; So shall I to my ways attend, To all I speak and do.
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Verse 1
AND must I be to judgment brought, And answer in that day, For every vain and idle thought, And every word I say?˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/30A
Verse 2
Yes; every secret of my heart Shall shortly be made known, And I receive my just desert For all that I have done.//˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘//˘˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘˘/29A
Verse 3
How careful, then, ought I to live! With what religious fear! How much a strict account must give For my behavior here!//˘//˘˘/˘˘˘/˘///˘/˘///˘˘˘/˘/28A
Verse 4
Thou awful Judge of quick and dead, The strictest watch I'll keep; So shall I to my ways attend, To all I speak and do.//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘˘˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘28A
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