The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 ‎#566

566. Thee We Adore, Eternal Name

1 Thee, we adore, eternal name,
And humbly own to Thee,
How feeble is our mortal frame,
What dying worms are we!

2 Our wasting lives grow shorter still,
As months and days increase,
And ev'ry beating pulse we tell,
Leaves but the number less.

3 Dangers stand thick through all the ground,
To push us to the tomb;
And fierce diseases wait around,
To hurry mortals home.

4 Infinite joy, or wretched woe,
Attends on ev'ry breath;
And yet how unconcerned we go,
Upon the brink of death!

5 Waken, O Lord, our drowsy sense,
To walk this dang'rous road;
And if our souls are hurried hence,
May they be found with God.

Text Information

• First Line: Thee we adore, eternal name
• Title: Thee We Adore, Eternal Name
• Author: Isaac Watts (1674-1748) (1709)
• Meter: C.M. 8.6.8.6.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  1 Peter 1:24
• Topic: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; Warning Message: Time and Eternity
• Notes: All flesh is as grass … The grass withereth. I Pet. 1:24.

Tune Information

• Name: LIBERTY HALL
• Meter: C.M. 8.6.8.6.
• Incipit: 51712 34321 35321
• Key: a minor
• Source: Church and Sunday School Hymnal
• Notes: M.M. 66