Text:Great God, attend, while Zion sings
Author:Dr. Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
Tune:WARRINGTON
Composer:Ralph Harrison, 1748-1810

248. 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 Might I enjoy the meanest place
Within Thine house, O God of grace,
Not tents of ease, nor thrones of power,
Should tempt my feet to leave Thy door.

3 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.

4 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.

5 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.

Text Information
First Line: Great God, attend, while Zion sings
Author: Dr. Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
Language: English
Publication Date: 1917
Topic: Adoration: Of God; Church: Love for; Zion, Songs of (11 more...)
Tune Information
Name: WARRINGTON
Composer: Ralph Harrison, 1748-1810
Meter: L.M.
Key: C Major



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