Hymnal ‎#311

311. Almighty Lord, before Thy Throne

1 Almighty Lord, before Thy Throne
Thy mourning people bend;
'T is on thy pardoning grace alone
Our dying hopes depend.

2 Dark judgments, from Thy heavy hand,
Thy dreadful power display;
Yet mercy spares our guilty land,
And still we live to pray.

3 How changed, alas! are truths divine
For error, guilt, and shame!
What impious numbers, bold in sin,
Disgrace the Christina name1

4 O turn, turn us, mighty Lord!
Convert us by Thy grace;
Then shall our hearts obey Thy word,
And see again Thy face.

5 Then should oppressing foes invade,
We will not yield to fear,
Secure of all-sufficient aid,
When Thou, O God, art near.

Text Information

• First Line: Almighty Lord, before Thy Throne
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1871
• Topic: Special Seasons: National Fasts

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