Can Thoughtless Sinners Hope for Heav’n?

Can thought­less sin­ners hope for Heav’n

Can un­be­liev­ers dwell at ease?

No real ground of hope is giv’n

No pro­mise made to such as these.

Would they the gate ce­les­ti­al force?

A flam­ing sword shall guard the way;

Satan shall stop them in their course

And ea­ger seize his cap­tive prey.

Heav’n from their vain at­tacks se­cure

Shall still en­joy a set­tled peace;

Nor will a right­eous God en­dure

Such dar­ing re­bels near His face.

Shut out from bliss

and bound in chains

Of hea­vy guilt

the trai­tors lie;

Deluged in wrath

en­closed in flames

Dying they live

and liv­ing die.

Jesus

who art the Lord of all

Oh let me Thy sal­va­tion see:

And when this earth­ly build­ing fall

Take my de­part­ing soul to Thee.