527. The Believer desiring to have a Place at the Right Hand of the Judge. 8-8-6. When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: and before him shall be gathered all nations; and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: and he shall set the sheep on his right hand.—MAT. xxv. 31 to 33. WHEN thou, my righteous judge, shalt come To fetch thy ransom'd people home, But can I bear the piercing thought? 3 Prevent, prevent it by thy grace'; 4 Let me among thy saints be found Whene'er th archangel's trump shall To see thy smiling face: [sound, Then loudest of the crowd I'll sing, 528. The Blessedness of the Day of Judgment to Believers. 8s. But he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.-ISAI. lxvi. 5. FROM far I see the glorious day, 2 "A man of sorrows" once he was; 5 To few on earth his praise is dear: And they who in his cause appear, The world's reproach and scorn must bear. 46 But yet there is a day to come, When he will seal the sinner's doom, 7 JESUS, thy name is all my boast; And tho' by waves of trouble tost, Thou wilt not let my soul be lost.o 8 Come then, come quickly from above; My soul impatient, longs to prove The depths of everlasting love. 1973 529. The Day of Judgment. 8—7—4. For he cometh to judge the earth.-PSAL. xcviii. 9. JESUS comes by crowds attended, Join the SAVIOUR in the skies. 2 This the day so long expected; Shout, ye saints, and triumph now: Ev'ry knee to him shall bow. 3 [While dismay on others seizes, '123, Go, and share your Master's joy. A Sound the sacred name of JESUS S Let his praise your tongues employ: Praise him, praise him! Pleasures yours that never cloy 4 Yonder mansion fill'd with glory, A Is the place where JESUS reigns, Go, repeat the joyful story Of his love, in rapt'rous strains ;' 5 There around his throne assembling, Here their joy was mix'd with trembling, Happy made by Sov'reign grace, 530. The Blessedness of the Day of Judgment to those who are in Christ. 7s. For the LORD himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the Archangel, and with the trump of GOD: and the dead in CHRIST shall rise first. -1 THES. iv. 16. HARK that shout of rapt'rous joy, 2 Now the world's duration ends: These shall perish, but his friends J * 3 Hark, the trumpet's awful voice, 5 Go, and dwell with him above, HEAVEN. 531. The Assurance of Heaven the Believer's Consolation in Death. C. M. The time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the LORD, the righteous Judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.-2 TIM. iv. 6, 8. DEATH may dissolve my body now, Aad bear my spirit home; Why do my minutes move so slow, |