1. And am I born to die? To lay this body down? And must my trembling spirit fly Into a world unknown, | 2. A land of deepest shade, Unpierced by human thought, The dreary regions of the dead, Where all things are forgot? | 3. Soon as from earth I go, What will become of me? Eternal happiness or woe Must then my portion be: | 4. Waked by the trumpet's sound, I from my grave shall rise, And see the Judge, with glory crowned, And see the flaming skies! | 5. How shall I leave my tomb? With triumph or regret? A fearful or a joyful doom, A curse or blessing meet? | 6. Will angel bands convey Their brother to the bar? Or devils drag my soul away, To meet its sentence there? | 7. Who can resolve the doubt That tears my anxious breast? Shall I be with the damned cast out, Or numbered with the blest? | 8. I must from God be driven, Or with my Savior dwell; Must come at his command to heaven, Or else—depart to hell! | |