Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) ‎#177b

177b. A Psalm before Sermon

1 Come, sound his praise abroad,
And hymns of glory sing:
Jehovah is the sovereign God,
The universal King.

2 He form'd the deeps unknown;
He gave the seas their bound;
The watery worlds are all his own,
And all the solid ground.

3 Come, worship at his throne,
Come, bow before the Lord;
We are his works, and not our own;
He form'd us by his word.

4 To day attend his voice,
Nor dare provoke his rod;
Come, like the people of his choice,
And own your gracious God.

5 But if your ears refuse
The language of his grace,
And heart grow hard like stubborn Jews
That unbelieving race;

6 The Lord, in vengeance drest
Will lift his hand and swear,
"You that despise my promis'd rest,
"Shall have no portion there."

Text Information

• First Line: Come, sound his praise abroad
• Title: A Psalm before Sermon
• Meter: Short Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1786
• Topic: Delaying Sinners warned; Devotion: daily; Psalm: before prayer; Psalm: before sermon; Unbelief: punished

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