The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16399

16399. Great Jehovah! God Of Nations!

1 Great Jehovah! God of nations!
From Thy tem­ple in the skies
Hear Thy people’s sup­pli­ca­tions,
Now for their de­liv­er­ance rise.

2 Though our sins, our hearts con­found­ing,
Long and loud up­on Thee call,
Thou hast mer­cy more abound­ing,
Jesus’s blood can cleanse them all.

2 Let that love veil our trans­gress­ion;
Let that blood our guilt ef­face;
Save Thy people from op­press­ion,
Save from spoil Thy ho­ly place.

4 Lo! with deep con­tri­tion turn­ing,
Humbly at Thy feet we bend,
Hear us, fast­ing, pray­ing, mourn­ing—
Hear us, spare us, and de­fend.

Text Information

• First Line: Great Jehovah! God of nations!
• Title: Great Jehovah! God Of Nations!
• Author: Anonymous
• Meter: 87.87
• Language: English
• Source: A Collection of Hymns for the Use of Universalist Societies and Families, (13th ed.) by Hosea Ballou (Boston: Universalist Church of America, 1842)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: LYDIA by George C. Stebbins, RATHBUN by Ithamar Coney, STAFFORD by Johann G. C. Störl, STUTTGART by Christian F. Witt

Tune Information

• Name: CROSS OF JESUS
• Composer: John Stainer (1887)
• Meter: 87.87
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain