Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#82

82. 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 His gates with thankful songs,
High as the heavens our voices raise;
And earth, with her ten thousand tongues,
Shall fill His courts with sounding praise.

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

Text Information

• First Line: Before Jehovah's awful throne
• Title: Before Jehovah's Awful Throne
• Author: Isaac Watts (1674-1748) alt. (1719)
• Meter: L.M.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Scripture:
  Psalm 100
• Topic: God the Father: Majesty and Power of God

Tune Information

• Name: DUKE STREET
• Composer: John Hatton (c.1710-1793)
• Meter: L.M.
• Incipit: 13456 71765 55565
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Alternate harmony, No. 227