They thought, with tottering human feet,
Themselves could climb to the judgment-seat;
And their steps were upward bent.
But a strange light flashed from a flying cloud,
And a voice dropped down, and the heavens were bowed,
And they knew what judgment meant!

They thought, with tottering human feet,
Themselves could climb to the judgment-seat;
And their steps were upward bent.
But a strange light flashed from a flying cloud,
And a voice dropped down, and the heavens were bowed,
And they knew what judgment meant!