The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16398

16398. When Abra'm, Full Of Sacred Awe

1 When Ab­ra’m, full of sac­red awe,
Before Je­ho­vah stood,
And with a hum­ble, fer­vent pray­er,
For guil­ty So­dom sued—

2 With what suc­cess, what won­drous grace,
Was his pe­ti­tion crowned!
The Lord would spare, if in the place
Ten right­eous men were found.

3 And could a single pi­ous soul
So rich a boon ob­tain?
Great God, and shall a na­tion cry,
And plead with Thee in vain?

4 Are not the right­eous dear to Thee
Now, as in an­cient times?
Or does this sin­ful land ex­ceed
Gomorrah in her crimes?

5 Still we are Thine; we bear Thy name;
Here yet is Thine ab­ode;
Long has Thy pre­sence blessed our land—
Forsake us not, O God.

Text Information

• First Line: When Ab­ra’m, full of sac­red awe
• Title: When Abra'm, Full Of Sacred Awe
• Author: Elizabeth Scott
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Collection of Hymns Adapted to Public Worship by John Ash and Caleb Evans (Bristol, England: 1769)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: OLD MARTYRS from "Psalms" (Edinburgh, Scotland: 1615), PARIS by Michael Lonneke, RICHMOND by Thomas Haweis, YORK from "Scottish Psalter," 1615

Tune Information

• Name: NEW BRITAIN
• Meter: CM
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Virginia Harmony, 1831
• Copyright: Public Domain