Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised
Date: 1882
Compiler: A I Hobbs et al
Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co
First Line: Thee we adore Eternal Name
Topic: Adoration of God
Writer: Isaac Watts
Composer: Aaron Williams
Meter: CM
Tune: Mear
Hymn Number: 288
Page Number: 105, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsTHEE we adore, Eternal Name,
And humbly own to Thee
How feeble is our mortal frame,
What dying worms are we.
The year rolls round, and steals away
The breath that first it gave;
Whate'er we do, where'er we be,
We're trav'ling to the grave.
Great God! on what a slender thread
Hang everlasting things!
Th' eternal state of all the dead
Upon life's feeble strings.
Infinite joy, or endless woe,
Attends on every breath;
And yet how unconcern'd we go
Upon the brink of death!
Waken, O Lord, our drowsy sense,
To walk this dangerous road;
And if our souls are hurried hence,
May they be found with God.