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Noah; or, the Covenant of the Bow

Author: George Richards Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Let nations who tremble in fear of a flood

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Let nations who tremble in fear of a flood

Author: George Richards Hymnal: Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #A9 (1808)

Noah; or, the Covenant of the Bow

Hymnal: Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #XXXI (1792) Meter: Irregular First Line: Let nations who tremble in fear of a flood Lyrics: 1 Let nations who tremble in fear of a flood, Look up to the cloud, see the bow of their God, And resting in peace, on the promise divine, Remember 'twas made, for the ages of time: 2 Then Jesus the Saviour, translating the bow, From thence to his head, and descending below, Shall finish the myst'ry, that mercy began, Blest fulness of grace and salvation for man. 3 Hail Alpha, Omega, the first and the last! Thy purposes future, the present, and past, All centre in one—'tis thy crown on the throne, That the kingdoms of earth, become, Lord, thy own. 4 Oh Jesus, Imman'el, the rainbow display! Thy arch as the Master, mid mansions of day, Extend from the east, to the night of the west, And closing of time, give thy labourers rest. Topics: Patriarchal Types, and Prophecies of Christ Scripture: Genesis 9:13 Languages: English

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George Richards

1755 - 1814 Author of "Noah; or, the Covenant of the Bow" Richards, George, born near Newport, Rhode Island, circa 1755. For some years he was Purser and Chaplain in the United States Navy, and also taught a school in Boston. In 1789 he became an Universalist preacher, ministered at Portsmouth, New Haven, 1793-1809, and from 1809 in Philadelphia, where, his mind having given way under trouble, he died by his own hand, March 16, 1816. With S. Lane he edited the Universalist Hymn Book, published at Boston, 1792. This was one of the earliest collections of that body. It contained 49 of Richards's hymns. In 1801 he published A Collection of Hymns, Dover, New Hampshire, which contained 6 additional hymns by himself, and in 1806, also at Dover, a second edition of the same, greatly enlarged, with another 26 hymns. Of these the following are in common use at the present time:— 1. 0 Christ, what gracious words. The Gospel Message. This hymn appeared in the Boston Collection, 1792, and is the best of the early Universalist hymns. In the Andover Sabbath Hymn Book, 1858, it is given as "Saviour, what gracious words." In this form and also in the original, it is found in several collections. 2. Long as the darkening cloud abode. Easter. This hymn in modern collections, as the Songs of the Sanctuary, 1865, No. 687, is composed thus: stanza i. and ii., 11. 1-4, are from Richards, and the rest of the hymn, 3 stanzas of 8 lines in all, is anonymous. Additional hymns by Richards, from both the Boston and the Dover collections, are in modern Universalist hymn-books. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)