Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church ‎#160

160. Before Jehovah's Glorious Throne

1 Before Jehovah’s glorious throne,
Ye nations, bow with sacred joy;
Know that the Lord is God alone;
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.

3 Enter His gates with thankful songs,
And in His courts your voices raise.
Let earth, with her ten-thousand tongues,
Song forth, almighty Lord.

4 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 glorious throne
• Title: Before Jehovah's Glorious Throne
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 (1719)
• Author: John Wesley, 1703-1791 (a. 1736)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1969
• Topic: God the Father: His Majesty and Greatness

Tune Information

• Name: OLD HUNDREDTH
• Composer: Louis Bourgeois, c. 1500-1561
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: G Major
• Source: Genevan Psalter of 1551. (Altered form)

Tune Information:

(22, E)