The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#25

25. 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 humblest place
Within thy 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 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 needed good from upright souls.

Text Information

• First Line: Great God, attend while Zion sings
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Worship: Praise and Reverence of God
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: ANGELS
• Composer: Orlando Gibbons
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: G Major or modal
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #3, 58, or 212.