The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#287

287. Before the heavens were spread abroad

1 Before the heavens were spread abroad,
From everlasting was the Word;
With God he was, the Word was God!
And must divinely be adored.

2 Ere sin was born, or Satan fell,
He led the host of morning stars;
His generation who can tell,
Or count the number of his years?

3 But lo! he leaves those heavenly forms;
The Word descends and dwells in clay,
That he may converse hold with worms,
Dressed in such feeble flesh as they.

4 The angels leave their high abode,
To learn new mysteries here, and tell
The love of our descending God,
The glories of Immanuel.

Text Information

• First Line: Before the heavens were spread abroad
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Christ: First Advent

Tune Information

• Name: HARMONY GROVE
• Composer: Henry K. Oliver
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: A Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #168, 64, or 136.