Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 146 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Dread Jehovah, God of nature,
From Thy temple in the skies,
Hear Thy people's supplications,
Now for their deliv'rance rise.
2 Lo, with deep contrition turning,
Humbly at Thy feet we bend;
Hear us, fasting, praying, mourning;
Hear us, spare us, and defend.
3 Though our sins, our hearts confounding,
Long and loud for vengeance call,
Thou hast mercy more abounding,
Jesus' blood can cleanse from all.
4 Let that love veil our transgression,
Let that blood our guilt efface:
Save Thy people from oppression,
Save from spoil Thy holy place.
Amen. Topics: Occasional For a Day of Humiliation; A Day of Humiliation; National Humiliation; National Humiliation Used With Tune: BÖJD UNDER KORSET Text Sources: Unknown, 1804.
Dread Jehovah, God of Nature