Verse 1
O thou, whose eyes run too[1] and fro,
Thro’ earth, and every creature see,
What is it which thou dost not know?
All things are manifest to thee.

Verse 2
Thou hast the spirits, seven and one,
Thou hast the stars in thy right-hand,
And all our works to thee are known:
How shall we in thy judgment stand?

Verse 3
Thou knowst we take in vain thy name,
While dead in trespasses we live,
Thee for our Lord we falsely claim,
While to the world our hearts we give.

Verse 4
A powerless form, a lifeless sound,
Our works as vanity are light,
Wanting, alas! They all are found,
And worse than nothing in thy sight.

Verse 5
O that we now might turn again,
And cherish the last spark of grace,
Strengthen the things that yet remain,
And call to mind the antient days.

Verse 6
Surely we did thy faith receive,
We heard with joy the gospel-word;
O let us now, repent and live,
And watch to apprehend our Lord.

Verse 7
Stir ourselves up, renounce our ease,
Before thy sudden judgments come,
And watch, and pray, and never cease,
Till thou repeal our threat’ning doom.

Verse 8
A few thou still hast left, who stand
And deprecate th’ impending blow,
Protectors of a guilty land,
And guardian angels here below.

Verse 9
They, by thy mercy reconcil’d,
For our unhappy Sardis plead,
Harmless, and pure, and undefil’d,
They ever in thy footsteps tread.

Verse 10
Before they see the realms of light,
Deserving here thro’ thy desert,
Worthy they walk with thee in white,
In spotless purity of heart.

Verse 11
Partakers of the life divine,
Who in the fight of faith o’ercome,
They all shall in thy[2] image shine,
Made ready for their heavenly home.

Verse 12
They here shall be redeem’d from sin,
Shall here put on their glorious dress,
Fine linnen, pure, and white, and clean,
The saints’ inherent righteousness.

Verse 13
Love, perfect love expels all doubt,
Love makes them to the end endure,
Their names thou never wilt blot out,
Their life is hid, their heart is pure.

Verse 14
Their names thou wilt vouchsafe to own
Before thy Father’s majesty,
Pronounce them good, and say “Well done,
Enter, and ever reign with me!”

[1] Wesley corrected this typo to “to” in 1756.
[2] Wesley changed “thy” to “thine” in 1745.