4 But there's forgiveness, Lord, with thee; Thy nature is benign: Thy pard'ning mercy I implore, 5 O let thy boundless mercy shine Correct my passions, mend my heart, 6 And may I taste thy richer grace, When Christ to judgment shall descend, And time shall be no more. 479. C. M. H. H. MILMAN. The last Harvest. 1 THE angel comes; he comes to reap O'er all the earth with fatal sweep 2 And who are they, in sheaves to bide 3 And who are they, reserved in store The wheat, a hundred fold that bore 4 O King of mercy! grant us power In thy destroying angel's hour, 480. C. M. BUTCHER. The Light of Eternity. 1 "STAND Still, refulgent orb of day!" 2 A flame intenser than the sun Time's empty glass no more shall run, 3 Then, with immortal splendor bright, 4 On the bright ranks of happy souls 5 O let not sordid, base desire, 481. S. M. MONTGOMERY. The Issues of Life and Death. 1 0 WHERE shall rest be found, Rest for the weary soul? "T were vain the ocean depths to sound, Or pierce to either pole : 2 The world can never give The bliss for which we sigh; 3 Beyond this vale of tears, 4 There is a death, whose pang 5 Lord God of truth and grace, 6 Here would we end our quest; The life of perfect love,—the rest 482. C. P. M. C. WESLEY. Contemplation of Judgment. 1 O God, mine inmost soul convert, And deeply on my thoughtful heart Eternal things impress; Give me to feel their solemn weight, 376 2 Before me place, in dread array, 3 Be this my one great business here, 4 Then, Father, then my soul receive, Transported from this vale, to live And reign with thee above; Where faith is sweetly lost in sight, And hope in full supreme delight, And everlasting love. 483. 7s. M. BP. HEBER. The Last Judgment. 1 IN the sun and moon and stars Signs and wonders there shall be; 2 Soon shall ocean's hoary deep, 3 Evil thoughts shall shake the proud, 4 But though from that awful face 484. P. M. LUTHER. Luther's Judgment Hymn. 1 GREAT God! what do I see and hear! The Judge of mankind doth appear The trumpet sounds; the graves restore 378 |