Hymn
A Psalm before Prayer
Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name,
And in His strength rejoice;
When His salvation is our theme,
Exalted be our voice.
With thanks approach His awful sight,
And psalms of honor sing;
The Lord's a God of boundless might,
The whole creation's King.
Come, and with humble souls adore;
Come, kneel before His face;
Oh, may the creatures of His pow'r,
Be children of His grace.
Now is the time,
He bends His ear,
And waits for your request;
Come, lest He rouse His wrath and swear,
"Ye shall not see my rest."
A Psalm before Prayer — Text from Light in the Valley, 1898. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/a-psalm-before-prayer
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote A Psalm before Prayer?
The words of A Psalm before Prayer were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1898. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including The Faithfulness of God and Give to Our God Immortal Praise.
Is A Psalm before Prayer public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Light in the Valley, published in 1898. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of A Psalm before Prayer?
A Psalm before Prayer is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Golden Gates, Behold Us, Lord, a Little Space and Looking to the Cross.