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Before the Lord's eternal throne

391

The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal)

Metric Index

Modality

B♭ Major

15-Pitch Humming Index

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Author

Isaac Watts [1674-1748 (alt.)]

Harmonizer

William Henry Monk [1823-1889]

Language

English

Publication Date

1985

Scripture

Psalm 100

Last Five Uses

• Used on Jul 14, 2019 10:30 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Jun 10, 2018 11:00 as the Entrance Hymn at St. James', Downingtown, PA
• Used on Jun 07, 2015 10:00 as the Post Communion Hymn at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA
• Used on Mar 20, 2011 10:00 as the Post Communion Hymn at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA

Poem Words (Five verses)

Before the Lord's eternal throne,
ye nations, bow with sacred joy;
know that the Lord is God alone,
he can create, and he destroy.

His sovereign power, without our aid,
formed us of clay and gave us breath;
and when like wandering sheep we strayed,
he saved us from the power of death.

We are his people, we his care,
our souls, and all our mortal frame:
what lasting honors shall we rear,
almighty Maker, to thy Name?

We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs,
high as the heavens our voices raise;
and earth, with her ten thousand tongues,
shall fill thy courts with joyful praise.

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.