When The King In His Beauty Shall Come To His Throne

When the King in His beauty shall come to His throne,

And around Him are gathered His loved ones, His own;

There be some who will knock at His fair palace door,

To be answered within, "There is mercy no more."

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"I have never known you,

I have never known you,

I have never, I have never,

I have never known you."

They had known whence He came, and the grace which He brought;

In their presence He healed, in their streets He had taught;

They had mentioned His Name and their friendship professed;

But they never believed, for of them He confessed:

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Now the righteous are reigning with Abraham there;

But for these is appointed an endless despair;

It is vain that they call: He once knocked at their gate,

But they welcomed Him not; so now this is their fate:

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O sinner, give heed to this story of gloom,

For the hour is fast nearing that fixes your doom;

Will you still reject mercy? still harden your heart?

Oh, then, what will you do as the King cries, "Depart!"

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