A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) ‎#370

370. The Pleasure of Public Worship

1 Great God! attend, while Zion sings
The joy that from thy presence springs;
To spend one day with thee on earth,
Exceeds a thousand days of mirth.

2 God is our Sun, he makes our day;
God is our Shield, he guards our way
From all the assaults of hell and sin,
From foes without, and foes within.

3 All needful grace will God bestow,
And crown that grace with glory too;
He gives us all things, and withholds
No real good from upright souls.

4 O God, our King, whose sovereign sway
The glorious hosts in heaven obey;
And devils at thy presence flee;
Blest is the man who trusts in thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Great God! attend, while Zion sings
• Title: The Pleasure of Public Worship
• Author: Watts
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1844
• Scripture:
  Psalm 84:8-12
• Topic: The Church

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