Trinity Hymnal ‎#62

62. Before Jehovah's awful throne

1 Before Jehovah's awful throne,
Ye nations, bow with sacred joy:
Know that the Lord is God alone,
He can create, and he destroy,
He can create, and he destroy.

2 His sovereign pow'r, without our aid,
Made us of dust, and formed us men;
And when like wand'ring sheep we strayed,
He brought us to his fold again,
He brought us to his fold again.

3 We are his people, we his care,
Our souls, and all our mortal frame;
What lasting honors shall we rear,
Almighty Maker, to thy Name?
Almighty Maker, to thy Name?

4 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs,
High as the heav'ns our voices raise;
And earth, with her ten thousand tongues,
Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise,
Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise.

5 Wide as the world is thy command,
Vast as eternity thy love;
Firm as a rock thy truth must stand,
When rolling years shall cease to move,
When rolling years shall cease to move.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Before Jehovah's awful throne
• Author: Isaac Watts (1705, 1719)
• Alterer (st. 1, lines 1, 2): John Wesley
• Meter: L. M. with repeat
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  Psalm 100
• Topic: Covenant of Grace; God: Divine Perfections of; God: Glory of; God: Immutability of; God: Omnipotence of; God: Sovereignty of; God: Truth of; Joy; Missions; Processionals; Reformation Day; Work of Creation

Tune Information

• Name: PARK STREET
• Composer: Frederick M. A. Venua (c. 1810, arr.)
• Meter: L. M. with repeat
• Key: G Major