Moravian Book of Worship ‎#455

455. Before the Lord's Eternal Throne

1 Before the Lord's eternal throne,
you nations, bow with sacred joy;
know that the Lord is God alone;
he can create, and he destroy.

2 His sov'reign pow'r without our aid
formed us of clay and gave us breath;
and when like wand'ring sheep we strayed,
he saved us from the pow'r of death.

3 We'll crowd your gates with thankful songs,
high as the heav'n our voices raise;
and earth, with her ten thousand tongues,
shall fill your courts with sounding praise.

4 Wide as the world is your command,
vast as eternity your love;
firm as a rock your truth must stand,
when rolling years shall cease to move.

Text Information

• First Line: Before the Lord's eternal throne
• Title: Before the Lord's Eternal Throne
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719, alt.)
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Scripture:
  Job 12:23
  ;
  Psalm 100
• Topic: Father and Creator; God; God--Sovereignty

Tune Information

• Name: OLD HUNDREDTH
• Composer: Louis Bourgeois, c. 1500-1561
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: G Major
• Source: Genevan Psalter (1551)
• Notes: 22 E in 1891 Offices of Worship and Hymns