CPWI Hymnal ‎#793

793. Before Jehovah's awful 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 men;
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 awful throne
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Scripture:
  Psalm 100
• Topic: Saints' and Other Holy Days: St. Michael and All Angels
• Notes: A lower setting of OLD 100TH is found at 612

Tune Information

• Name: OLD 100TH
• Composer: Louis Bourgeois, c1510-c1561
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: A♭ Major