The Voice of Praise ‎#51

51. The Lord--how fearful is his name!

1 The Lord--how fearful is his name!
How wide is his command!
Nature, with all her moving frame,
Rests on his mighty hand.

2 Immortal glory forms his throne,
And light his awful robe;
While with a smile, or with a frown,
He manages the globe.

3 A word of his almighty breath
Can swell or sink the seas;
Build the vast empires of the earth,
Or break them, as he please.

4 On angels, with unveiled face,
His glory beams above;
On men he looks with softest grace,
And takes his title, Love.

5 Now let the Lord forever reign,
And sway us as he will;
Sick or in health, in ease or pain,
We are his children still.

6 No more shall peevish passion rise,
The tongue no more complain;
'Tis sovereign love that lends our joys,
And love resumes again.

Text Information

• First Line: The Lord--how fearful is his name!
• Author: Watts
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Topic: Attributes of God: Omnipotence; Greatness of God

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