Lord, Help Us to Ensure

Lord

help us to en­sure

A lot among the blest

And watch a mo­ment to se­cure

An ev­er­last­ing rest.

To damp our earth­ly joys

T’increase our gra­cious fears

Forever let th’arch­an­gel’s voice

Be sound­ing in our ears.

The sol­emn mid­night cry

Ye dead

the Judge is come!

Arise

and meet Him in the sky

And meet your in­stant doom!

O may we thus be found

Obedient to Thy word

Attentive to the trump­et’s sound

And look­ing for our Lord.