Th' appointed hour makes haste,

When I must stand before the Judge

And pass the solemn test.

2 Thou lovely Chief of all my joys,

Thou Sovereign of my heart,

How could I bear to hear thy voice

Pronounce the sound, "Depart!"

3 Oh, wretched state of deep despair,

To see my God remove,

And fix my dreadful station where