Scripture Verse

Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. For, behold, the Lord cometh out of His place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain. Isaiah 26:20–21

Introduction

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George C. Martin
1844–1916

Words: Charles Wes­ley, Hymns for Times of Trou­ble and Per­se­cu­tion se­cond edi­tion, en­larged (Lon­don: Stra­han, 1744), page 56.

Music: King of Kings George C. Mar­tin (1844–1916) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Lyrics

Come, O my chos­en peo­ple come,
Far from the ev­il world re­tire,
Wise to escape th’im­pend­ing doom,
The weight of Hea­ven’s vin­dic­tive ire.

Enter into thy sec­ret place,
With si­lent awe thy God ad­ore,
Hide thee for one short mo­ment’s space,
And rest till all the wrath be o’er.

For lo! the Lord from Hea­ven comes down,
Vengeance on sin­ful man to take;
The world shall trem­ble at His frown,
The earth shall to her cen­ter quake.

The earth shall at His word her blood
Disclose, nor long­er hide her slain;
The dead shall rise to meet their God,
And sink in­to eter­nal pain.