Impending Judgments

Come, let our souls adore the Lord

Author: Anne Steele
Published in 41 hymnals

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1. Come, let our souls adore the Lord
Whose judgments yet delay;
Who yet suspends the lifted sword,
And gives us time to pray.

2. Great is our guilt, our fears are great,
But let us not despair;
Still open is the mercy seat
To penitence and prayer.

3. Kind Intercessor, to Thy love
This blessèd hope we owe;
O let Thy mercies plead above,
While we implore below!

4. Though justice near Thy awful throne
Attends Thy dread command,
Lord, hear Thy servants, hear Thy Son,
And save a guilty land.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #906

Author: Anne Steele

Anne Steele was the daughter of Particular Baptist preacher and timber merchant William Steele. She spent her entire life in Broughton, Hampshire, near the southern coast of England, and devoted much of her time to writing. Some accounts of her life portray her as a lonely, melancholy invalid, but a revival of research in the last decade indicates that she had been more active and social than what was previously thought. She was theologically conversant with Dissenting ministers and "found herself at the centre of a literary circle that included family members from various generations, as well as local literati." She chose a life of singleness to focus on her craft. Before Christmas in 1742, she declined a marriage proposal from contemporar… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Come, let our souls adore the Lord
Title: Impending Judgments
Author: Anne Steele
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #906
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Instances

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A Collection of Hymns #163

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A Collection of Hymns for the use of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in America #1020

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A Selection of Hymns #359

Baptist Harmony #d38

Chapel Hymns #d97

Compilation of Hymns for the Use of the Churches of the Christian Union #d122

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church #698

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (11th ed.) #698

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #1096

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #1096

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Hymns for Church and Home #155

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Hymns for Family Worship, with Prayers for Every Day in the Week (2nd ed.) #123

Hymns for the Use of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Impr. ed. #d83

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Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #1020

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Hymns of Worship #553

Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #911

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Methodist Hymn-Book #911

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New Hymn and Tune book #25d

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New Hymn and Tune Book #25d

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Psalms and Hymns, for Christian Use and Worship #H616

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #570

The American Hymn and Tune Book #d96

The Baptist Hymn Book, in Two Parts #d100

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The Choice #H354

The Choice #H354

The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #609

The Church Harp #d15

The Church Harp. Rev. ed. #d22

The Church Hymn Book #d156

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The Cyber Hymnal #906

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The Heart and Voice #157c

The Primitive Hymns #d110

The Providence Selection of Hymns, Supplementary to Dr. Watts. #d51

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The Tribute of Praise and Methodist Protestant Hymn Book #267

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The Tribute of Praise #267

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The Tribute of Praise #267

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The Virginia Selection of Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #638

Virginia Selection of Psalms #d80

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