The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 ‎#473

473. 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 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 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 heaven 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 must stand,
When rolling years shall cease to move.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Before Jehovah's awful throne
• Title: Before Jehovah's awful throne
• Author: Isaac Watts (alt., 1719)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1894
• Notes: This hymn may be sung to the music of Hymn 468. Tune name in index: WARRINGTON

Tune Information

• Name: [Before Jehovah's awful throne]
• Composer: Rerv. R. Harrison
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: C Major