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From Adam to his youngest heir, Not one shall ’scape that muster-roll; Each, as if he alone were there, Shall stand, and win, or lose his soul: These from the Judge’s presence, go Down into everlasting woe; Vengeance hath barred the gates of hell— The scenes within no tongue can tell. But lo! far off, the righteous pass To glory; from the king’s right hand, In silence, on the sea of glass, Heaven’s numbers without number stand, While He who bore the cross, lays down His priestly robe and victor crown; The mediatorial reign complete, All things are put beneath His feet.
From Adam to his youngest heir, Not one shall ’scape that muster-roll; Each, as if he alone were there, Shall stand, and win, or lose his soul: These from the Judge’s presence, go Down into everlasting woe; Vengeance hath barred the gates of hell— The scenes within no tongue can tell. But lo! far off, the righteous pass To glory; from the king’s right hand, In silence, on the sea of glass, Heaven’s numbers without number stand, While He who bore the cross, lays down His priestly robe and victor crown; The mediatorial reign complete, All things are put beneath His feet.
Approximate author period: c. 1812 AD · industrial
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- James Montgomery
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- Approximate author period: c. 1812 AD · industrial
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 337 · printed citation: James Montgomery · subject: JUDGE—JUDGMENT
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