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 form'd us men;
And when like wandering sheep we stray'd,
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 croud 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.
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.
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First Line: | Before Jehovah's awful throne |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1785 |
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