The Cyber Hymnal ‎#14591

14591. Thoughts On God And Death

1 There is a God who reigns above,
Lord of the heavens, and earth, and seas:
I fear His wrath, I ask His love,
And with my lips I sing His praise.

2 There is a law which He has writ,
To teach us all what we must do;
My soul, to His commands submit,
For they are holy, just, and true.

3 There is a Gospel rich in grace,
Whence sinners all their comforts draw;
Lord, I repent, and seek Thy face,
For I have often broke Thy law.

4 There is an hour when I must die,
Nor do I know how soon ’twill come;
How many younger much than I,
Have passed by death to hear their doom.

5 Let me improve the hours I have,
Before the day of grace is fled;
There’s no repentance in the grave,
No pardon offered to the dead.

6 Just as a tree cut down, that fell
To north or southward, there it lies,
So man departs to Heaven or hell,
Fixed in the state wherein he dies.

Text Information

• First Line: There is a God who reigns above
• Title: Thoughts On God And Death
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Divine and Moral Songs, 1715
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: SALVETE FLORES by John B. Dykes, ST. CROSS by John B. Dykes, TRURO by Thomas Williams

Tune Information

• Name: SPIRES
• Composer: Joseph Klug
• Harmonizer: Bach
• Meter: LM
• Key: e minor or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain