The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#19

19. Before Jehovah's awful throne

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

2 His sovereign power, without our aid,
Made us of clay, and formed us men;
And when like wandering sheep we strayed,
He brought us to his fold again.

3 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs,
High as the heavens our voices raise;
And earth, with her ten thousand tongues,
Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise.

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

Text Information

• First Line: Before Jehovah's awful throne
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Worship: Praise and Reverence of God

Tune Information

• Name: DUKE STREET
• Composer: John Hatton
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: E♭ Major