Hymnal: Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) #1 (1870) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Public Worship Praise and Adoration; God as Cratior and Preserver, praise to; God Praise to; Goodness of God praise for; Gratitude for merices; Majesty of God; Praise hymns of genearl praise; Thanksgiving for Providential mercies; Works of God ; Worship hymns of opening; God as Creator and Preserver, praise to Lyrics: 1 Before Jehovah’s awful throne,
Ye nations, bow with sacred joy;
Know that the Lord is God alone:
He can create, and He destroy.
2 His sov'reign power, without our aid,
Made us of clay, and form'd us men,
And, when like wand'ring sheep we stray'd,
He brought us to His fold again.
3 We are His people, we His care,
Our souls and all our mortal frame:
What lasting honors shall we rear,
Almighty Maker, to Thy name!
4 We’ll crowd Thy gates with thankful songs,
High as the heavens our voices raise;
And earth, with her ten thousand tongues,
Shall fill Thy courts with sounding praise.
5 Wide as the world is Thy command,
Vast as eternity Thy love;
Firm as a rock Thy truth must stand,
When rolling years shall cease to move. Languages: English
Before Jehovah's awful throne