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Poem
August 28, 1840
Southern Christian Advocate
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
A religious hymn warning of life's brevity and urging spiritual preparation to meet God in peace, with stanzas reflecting on mortality and divine judgment.
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OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
"PREPARE TO MEET THY GOD."
Prepare to meet thy God,
The God who gave thee birth;
Oh! bend beneath his chastening rod,
And bow thyself to earth,
Ere yet the messenger of gloom,
Shall say unto thy spirit, come.
We may not—cannot stay,
On life's delusive stream;
Man's days like shadows flee away,
And all is but a dream:
Then ere thou sink'st beneath the sod,
Prepare, oh man, to meet thy God.
We go where all are gone,
No human power can save;
Life's fleeting race is quickly run,
Its good is in the grave;
And thence, the still-tongued dead declare,
Ye living men, Prepare—Prepare.
The warning is for thee,
The warning of the past;
Then live as if each day should be
The shortest and the last;
And be, when life's dark tumult's o'er,
Prepared to meet thy God in peace.
Prepare to meet thy God,
The God who gave thee birth;
Oh! bend beneath his chastening rod,
And bow thyself to earth,
Ere yet the messenger of gloom,
Shall say unto thy spirit, come.
We may not—cannot stay,
On life's delusive stream;
Man's days like shadows flee away,
And all is but a dream:
Then ere thou sink'st beneath the sod,
Prepare, oh man, to meet thy God.
We go where all are gone,
No human power can save;
Life's fleeting race is quickly run,
Its good is in the grave;
And thence, the still-tongued dead declare,
Ye living men, Prepare—Prepare.
The warning is for thee,
The warning of the past;
Then live as if each day should be
The shortest and the last;
And be, when life's dark tumult's o'er,
Prepared to meet thy God in peace.
What sub-type of article is it?
Hymn
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Religious Faith
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Prepare Meet God
Mortality Warning
Life Fleeting
Spiritual Preparation
Divine Judgment
Poem Details
Title
"Prepare To Meet Thy God."
Subject
Preparation For Death And Judgment
Key Lines
Prepare To Meet Thy God,
Then Ere Thou Sink'st Beneath The Sod, Prepare, Oh Man, To Meet Thy God.
Ye Living Men, Prepare—Prepare.
Prepared To Meet Thy God In Peace.