What Shall Our Answers Be?

When we in the judg­ment stand

In that migh­ty com­pa­ny

And the Judge shall quest­ion us

Oh

what shall our an­swers be?

What for ev­ery trif­ling thought

And each idle word we say?

What for ev­ery sin­ful act

We may do from day to day?

When that aw­ful day we see

Oh

what shall our an­swers be?

When that aw­ful day we see

Oh

what shall our an­swers be?

When the Lord has ga­thered there

From the land and from the sea

All the fa­mi­lies of men

Oh

what shall our an­swers be?

What for all our want of faith

What for all our lack of love?

Can we hope a crown to gain

And a man­sion bright ab­ove?

Lord

it is a so­lemn thought

That we must ac­count to Thee!

In that great and aw­ful day

What shall our poor an­swers be?

Oh

pre­pare us

Lord

we pray

In Thy pre­sence there to stand!

Purge us from each sin­ful blot;

Place us

Lord

on Thy right hand!