Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition
445 Passing Away
Words: Charles Wesley, 1763
Music: John A. Watson, 1872
Meter: Common Meter (8,6,8,6)
And must I be to judgment brought,
And answer in that day
For ev’ry vain and idle thought
And ev’ry word I say?
Chorus:
We are passing away,
To that great judgment day.
Yes ev’ry secret of my heart
Shall shortly be made known;
And I receive my just desert
For all that I have done.
(Chorus)
How careful, then, ought I to be;
With what religious fear,
Who such a strict account must give
For my behavior here.
(Chorus)
And answer in that day
For ev’ry vain and idle thought
And ev’ry word I say?
Chorus:
We are passing away,
To that great judgment day.
Yes ev’ry secret of my heart
Shall shortly be made known;
And I receive my just desert
For all that I have done.
(Chorus)
How careful, then, ought I to be;
With what religious fear,
Who such a strict account must give
For my behavior here.
(Chorus)