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When thou, my righteous Judge shall come,

Longing for a Place at the Right Hand of the Judge.

Poet: Lady Huntingdon's Collection of Hymns, 1774; Alt. Rippon's Selection, 1787
Meter: Common Particular Meter (8,8,6,8,8,6)
Location in The Sacred Harp
Stanza Denson Cooper
1
When thou, my righteous Judge shall come,
To fetch thy ransom'd people home,
Shall I among them stand?
Shall such a worthless worm as I,
Who sometimes am afraid to die,
Be found at thy right hand?
Few Happy Matches 96, Stanza 1
2
I love to meet among them now,
Before thy gracious feet to bow,
Tho' vilest of them all;
But can I bear the piercing thought?
What if my name should be left out,
When thou for them shalt call!
Few Happy Matches 96, Stanza 2
3
Prevent, prevent it by thy grace;
Be thou, dear Lord, my hiding-place,
In this, th'accepted day:
Thy pardoning voice, O let me hear,
To still my unbelieving fear;
Nor let me fall, I pray.
Few Happy Matches 96, Stanza 3
4
Let me among thy saints be found,
Whene'er th' archangel's trump shall sound,
To see thy smiling face;
Then loudest of the crowd I'll sing,
While heaven's resounding mansions ring
With shouts of sovereign grace.

Julian, John. A Dictionary of Hymnology: Setting Forth the Origin and History of Christian Hymns of All Ages and Nations. London: John Murray, 1907.
Rippon, John. A Selection Hymns, From the Best Authors, Intended to Be an Appendix to Dr. Watts’ Psalms and Hymns. 14th Edition. London: Printed and published by S.C. Ustick, 1807.