American Lutheran Hymnal ‎#503

503. 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.

2 His sov'reign pow'r without our aid,
Made us of clay and formed us men;
And when like wand'ring sheep we strayed,
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?

4 We'll crowd Thy gates with thankful songs,
High as the heavens our voices raise;
And earth, with her ten thousand tongues,
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 shall stand
When rolling years shall cease to move.

Text Information

• First Line: Before Jehovah's awful throne
• Title: Before Jehovah's Awful Throne
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719, a.)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1930
• Topic: National

Tune Information

• Name: OLD HUNDREDTH
• Composer: Louis Bourgeois (1551)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: G Major
• Source: Genevan Psalter