The Church Hymnal ‎#441

441. Before Jehovah's awful throne

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 sovereign power without our aid,
Made us of clay, and formed us men;
And when like wandering sheep we strayed,
He brought us to His fold again.

3 We are His people, we His care,
Our souls, and all our mortal frame:
What lasting honours shall we rear,
Almighty Maker, to Thy Name?

4 We'll crowd Thy gates with thankful songs;
High as the heaven 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 ears shall cease to move.

Text Information

• First Line: Before Jehovah's awful throne
• Author: I. Watts
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1920
• Topic: General

Tune Information

• Name: OLD 100TH
• Composer: L. Bourgeois
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: G Major or modal