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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 sov'reign pow'r, without our aid,
Made us of clay, and form'd us men!
And when like wand'ring sheep we stray'd,
He brought us to his fold again.
3 We'll croud thy gates with thankful songs,
High as the heav'ns 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 must stand,
When rolling years shall cease to move.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Before Jehovah's awful throne |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1788 |
| Topic: | Praise |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |
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