Come, O my chosen people, come

Verse 1
Come, O my chosen people come,
Far from the evil world retire,
Wise to escape th’ impending doom,
The weight of heaven’s vindictive ire.

Verse 2
Enter into thy secret place,
With silent awe thy God adore,
Hide thee for one short moment’s space,
And rest till all the wrath be o’er.

Verse 3
For lo! The Lord from heaven comes down,
Vengeance on sinful man to take,
The world shall tremble at his frown,
The earth shall to her centre quake.

Verse 4
The earth shall at his word her blood
Disclose, nor longer hide her slain,
The dead shall rise to meet their God,
And sink into eternal pain.

Hymnal/Album: Originally titled: "Isaiah xxvi. 20, 21." Introduced in John and Charles Wesley, Hymns for Times of Trouble and Persecution, 2nd edition (Bristol: Farley, 1745). Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 4 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1869), page 65.
Publishing: Public Domain