Before Him at last to appear,
Oh, how shall we stand in the Judgment,
When summoned our sentence to hear ?
He will gather the wheat in His garner,
But the chaff will He scatter away;
Then how shall we stand in the Judgment—
Oh, how shall we stand in that day ?
2 Shall we hear from the lips of the Saviour
The words, “Faithful servant, well done !”
Or, trembling with fear and with anguish,
Be banished away from is throne ?
3 Then let us be watching and waiting—
Our lamps burning steady and bright—
That when we are called by the Bridegroom,
We'll answer the call with delight.
4 Thus living with hearts fixed on Jesus,
In patience we wait for the time
When the days of our pilgrimage
ended,
We'll rest in His presence divine.