The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9970

9970. Fall Down, Ye Nations!

1 Fall down, ye nations! and adore
Jehovah on the mercy-seat;
Like prostrate seas on every shore
That cast their billows at your feet.

2 Let hallelujahs to the skies,
With ocean’s everlasting sound,
The voice of many waters, rise
Day without night, as time goes round.

3 Come from the East with gifts, ye kings!
With gold, and frankincense, and myrrh;
Where’er the morning spreads her wings,
Let man to God his vows prefer.

4 Come from the West! the bond, the free;
His easy service make your choice;
Ye isles of the Pacific sea,
Like halcyon nests, in God rejoice.

5 Come from the South! through desert sands
A highway for the Lord prepare;
Let Ethiopia stretch her hands
And Libya pour her soul in prayer.

6 Come from the North! let Europe raise
In all her languages one song;
Give God the glory, power and praise,
That to His holy name belong.

Text Information

• First Line: Fall down, ye nations! and adore
• Title: Fall Down, Ye Nations!
• Author: James Montgomery
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Christian Psalmist, 1825
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: APPLETON by William Boyce; HURSLEY from "Katholisches Gesangbuch" (Vienna, 1774)

Tune Information

• Name: HARROW
• Composer: Anonymous (1864)
• Meter: LM
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Public Domain