The Hymnal ‎#2

2. Great God, attend while Zion sings

1 Great God, attend, while Zion sings
The joy that from thy presence springs;
To spend one day with thee on earth
Exceeds a thousand days of mirth.

2 God is our sun; he makes our day.
God is our shield; he guards our way
From all the assaults of hell and sin,
From foes without and foes within.

3 All needful grace will God bestow,
And crown that grace with glory too;
He gives us all things, and withholds
No real good from upright souls.

4 O God, our King, whose sovereign sway
The glorious hosts of heaven obey,
And devils at thy presence flee,
Blest is the man that trusts in thee.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Great God, attend while Zion sings
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1956
• Scripture:
  Psalm 84:10-12
• Topic: God: Our King; God: Our Shield; God: Our Sun; Trust; Zion; Adoration and Praise: General Praise
• Notes: Alma 14:88; D. and C. 45:14

Tune Information

• Name: UXBRIDGE
• Composer: Dr. L. Mason, 1792-1872
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: E♭ Major