Lutheran Worship ‎#454

454. Before Jehovah's Awesome Throne

1 Before Jehovah's awesome throne,
O nations, bow with sacred joy;
Know that the Lord is God alone,
He can create, and he destroy.

2 His sov'reign pow'r, without our aid
Made us of clay and formed us men;
And when like wand'ring 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 your name?

4 We'll crowd our gates with thankful songs,
High as the heav'ns our voices raise;
And earth with all its thousand tongues,
Shall fill your courts with sounding praise.

5 Wide as the world is your command,
Vast as eternity your love;
Firm as a rock your truth shall stand
When rolling years shall cease to move.

Text Information

• First Line: Before Jehovah's awesome throne
• Title: Before Jehovah's Awesome Throne
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 (adapt.)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1982
• Topic: Praise and Adoration

Tune Information

• Name: OLD HUNDREDTH
• Composer: Louis Bourgeois, c. 1510-c. 1561
• Meter: LM
• Copyright: Arrangement: Copyright 1982 Concordia Publishing House.