Hymn
Come, Ye That Know and Fear the Lord
Come, ye that know and fear the Lord!
And raise your souls above:
Let every heart and voice accord
To sing that—God is love.
This precious truth his Word declares,
And all his mercies prove;
While Christ, th' atoning Lamb, appears,
To show that—God is love.
Behold, his loving-kindness waits
For those who from him rove,
Till mighty grace their heart subdues
To teach them—God is love.
The work begun is carried on
By power from heav'n above;
And ev'ry step, from first to last,
Proclaims that—God is love.
In all his doctrines and commands,
His counsels and designs—
In ev'ry work his hands have framed,
His love supremely shines.
O! may we all, while here below,
This best of blessings prove,
Till warmer hearts, in brighter worlds,
Shall sing that God is love.
Come, Ye That Know and Fear the Lord — Text from The Brethren Hymnal, 1901. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/come-ye-that-know-and-fear-the-lord
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Come, Ye That Know and Fear the Lord?
The words of Come, Ye That Know and Fear the Lord were written by George Burder; the version here was published in 1901. The library also holds Sweet the Time, another hymn by George Burder.
Is Come, Ye That Know and Fear the Lord public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Brethren Hymnal, published in 1901. 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 Come, Ye That Know and Fear the Lord?
Come, Ye That Know and Fear the Lord is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Happy the Home When God Is There, Rejoice, Believer, in the Lord and When God Revealed His Gracious Name.