Psalms ‎#48a

48a. The Church is the Honour and Safety of a Nation

[1 Great is the Lord our God,
And let his praise be great;
He makes his churches his abode,
His most delightful seat.

2 These temples of his grace,
How beautiful they stand?
The honours of our native place,
And bulwarks of our land.]

3 In Zion God is known,
A refuge in distress;
How bright has his salvation shone,
How fair his heav'nly grace?

4 When kings against her join'd,
And saw the Lord was there,
In wild confusion of the mind
They fled with hasty fear.

5 When navies tall and proud
Attempt to spoil our peace,
He sends his tempest roaring loud,
And sinks them in the seas.

6 Oft have our fathers told,
Our eyes have often seen,
How well our God secures the fold
Where his own flocks have been.

7 In ev'ry new distress
We’ll to his house repair,
Recal to mind his wond'rous grace,
And seek deliv'rance there.

Text Information

• First Line: Great is the Lord our God
• Title: The Church is the Honour and Safety of a Nation
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
• Meter: S.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1793
• Scripture:
  Psalm 48:1-8
• Notes: Now Public Domain. First Part

Tune Information

(No tune information)