396. PART 2.
“Hallowed be thy Name.”
1
In our world of sin and sorrow,
Here, the wicked; there, the just;
All retain some boasted treasure;
But, the gold that will not rust,
He possesses,
Who has made God's name his trust.
2
In their sport shall mortals venture
To prophane that Holy Name;
Heedless of their Maker's anger,
At whose word from dust they came!
Who upholdeth
Nature's universal frame!
3
All alike will need a shelter
From the storm that soon will rise!
There are clouds of fearful omen,
(Gathering in the further skies!)
Mid the tempest,
In his Name our safety lies!
4
What below shall soothe our terrors,
When his raging blasts descend?
If his name no shelter yield us;
If our God be not our friend?
Unavailing,
In dismay our hopes will end!
5
What, in death, shall grant us comfort,
If his face Jehovah hide?
What in judgment shall support us,
When the book is open'd wide,
If no refuge,
God, our final judge, provide!
6
Spared by mercy, from this moment,
May we all our sins bewail!
In our hearts, may solemn reverence
At the Name of God prevail,
In whose presence,
Seraphim their faces veil!
