Verse 1
Terrible thought! Shall I alone,
Who may be sav’d, shall I
Of all alas, whom I have known,
Thro’ sin forever die!

Verse 2
While all my old companions dear,
With whom I once did live,
Joyful at God’s right-hand appear,
A blessing to receive;

Verse 3
Shall I, amidst a ghastly band
Drag’d to the judgment-seat,
Far on the left with horror stand,
My fearful doom to meet?

Verse 4
Abandon’d to extreme despair,
Eternally undone,
My Father would not own me there
His hell-devoted son.

Verse 5
Dissolv’d are nature’s closest ties,
And bosom-friends forgot,
When God, the just avenger, cries,
“Depart, I know you not.”

Verse 6
But must I from his glorious face,
From all his saints retire?
But must I go to my own place
In everlasting fire?

Verse 7
While they injoy his heavenly love,
Must I in torments dwell,
And howl (while they sing hymns above)
And blow the flames of hell?

Verse 8
Ah, no: I still may turn and live,
For still his wrath delays,
He now vouchsafes a kind reprieve,
And offers me his grace.

Verse 9
I will accept his offers now,
From every sin depart,
Perform my oft-repeated vow,
And render him my heart.

Verse 10
I will improve what I receive,
The grace thro’ Jesus given,
Sure, if with God on earth I live,
To live with God in heaven.