597. Before Jehovah's aweful throne

1 Before Jehovah's aweful throne,
ye nations, bow with sacred joy;
know that the Lord is God alone:
he can create, and he destroy.

2 His sovereign power, without our aid,
made us of clay, and formed us then;
and, when like wandering sheep we strayed,
he brought us to his fold again.

3 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.

4 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.

Text Information
First Line: Before Jehovah's aweful throne
Author: Isaac Watts (1674-1748) (alt.)
Meter: LM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2013
Scripture:
Topic: Church: Universal; Creation; God: Power of (2 more...)
Source: Jubilate Deo, A Song of Joy
Tune Information
Name: OLD HUNDREDTH
Meter: LM
Key: G Major
Source: Genevan Psalter, 1551



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