The Lord in Judgment Now Appears

The Lord in judg­ment now ap­pears

And spreads His wrath abroad;

See sin­ners filled with guil­ty fears

By right­eous ven­geance awed.

Seized by in­cu­ra­ble dis­ease

What crowds of vic­tims fall;

Unsparing death re­lent­less preys

Nor spares the great or small.

Lord

we our sin and guilt con­fess

Yet mer­cy would im­plore:

To mi­ti­gate our sore dis­tress

Display Thy migh­ty pow­er.

Say

’Tis enough

and give com­mand

Disease shall then re­tire

And ro­sy health re­vive our land

Now trem­bling at Thine ire.

If this too great a fa­vor seem

Lord

bow our wills to Thine;

Thou still Thy chos­en wilt re­deem

And give them life di­vine.