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| Text: | The time is drawing nigh |
| Translator: | John Brownlie |
The time is drawing nigh,
Even now the day is near,
When Christ from heaven high
To judgement shall appear;
Keep watch, my soul, in fear,
The Judge of men is near.
Then kings and princes great,
The rich and poor shall meet;
And high and low estate
Shall gather round His feet;
Keep watch, my soul, in fear,
The Judge of men is near.
No crafty words shall mar,
Nor sophistry distract;
No parrying counsel jar
With the eternal fact;
Keep watch, my soul, in fear,
The Judge of men is near.
119
O Christ, in mercy then,
Forbid my soul should go
With lost and ruined men,
Down to the place of woe;
Keep watch, my soul, in fear,
The Judge of men is near.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | The time is drawing nigh |
| Title: | The time is drawing nigh |
| Translator: | John Brownlie |
| Meter: | 6,6,6,6,6,6 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1920 |
| Source: | Ode from the Penitential Office at Matins |
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