The Hymnbook ‎#81

81. 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 power, without our aid,
Made us of clay, and formed us men;
And when like wandering sheep we strayed,
He brought us to His fold again,
He brought us to His fold again.

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

4 Wide as the world is His command,
Vast as eternity His love;
Firm as a rock His truth shall 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
• Title: Before Jehovah's Awful Throne
• Alterer (stanza 1): John Wesley
• Author: Isaac Watts (1705, 1719; alt.)
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Psalm 100
• Topic: Adoration and Praise; God: Creator; God: Eternity and Power; God: Shepherd; God the Father: His Eternity and Power

Tune Information

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