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