Psalter Hymnal (Red) ‎#193

193. O Come Before the Lord, Our King

1 O come before the Lord, our King,
And in His presence let us sing;
Let us in glad and joyful lays
The Rock of our salvation praise;
Before Him come with thankful song,
In joyful psalms His praise prolong.

2 Almighty power the Lord maintains,
Exalted over all He reigns;
He holds the valleys in His hand,
He makes the mighty mountains stand;
To Him belong both land and sea,
Creator of the world is He.

3 O come and let us worship now,
Before our Maker let us bow;
We are His sheep and He our God,
He feeds our souls in pastures broad;
He safely leads us in the way;
O come and heed His voice today.

4 Take heed and harden not your heart
As did your fathers, nor depart
From God to follow in their ways;
For with complaints instead of praise,
With doubt instead of faith confessed,
They put His mercy to the test.

5 Take heed that ye provoke Him not
As did your fathers, who forgot,
With erring heart, God's holy ways
And grieved Him all their sinful days;
To whom in wrath Jehovah sware,
My promised rest they shall not share.

Text Information

• First Line: O come before the Lord, our King
• Title: O Come Before the Lord, Our King
• Meter: L. M., 6 lines
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1934
• Scripture:
  Psalm 95
• Topic: Creation; Disobedience; Hardening; Invitation; Opening of Services; Praise for God's Works; Praise in Worship; God or Christ as Rock; Unbelief; Warning

Tune Information

• Name: ST. PETERSBURG
• Composer: Dimitri Bortniansky, 1752-1828 (arr.)
• Meter: L. M., 6 lines
• Key: C Major