Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1829
Compiler: B W Stone and T Adams
Publisher/Printer: N L Finnell
First Line: God the eternal awful name
Topic: Praise
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 182
Page Number: 207, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsGod, the eternal awful name,
That the whole heav'nly army fears,
That shakes the wide creation's frame,
And Satan trembles when he hears -
Like flames of fire his servants are,
And light surrounds his dwelling place;
But O, ye fiery flames, declare
The brighter glories of his face.
'Tis not for such poor worms as we,
To speak so infinite a thing;
But your immortal eyes survey
The beauties of your sov'reign king.
Tell how he shows his smiling face,
And clothes all heav'n in bright array;
Triumph and joy run thro' the place,
And songs eternal as the day.
Proclaim his wonders from the skies,
Let ev'ry distant nation hear;
And while you sound his lofty praise,
Let humble mortals bow and fear.