Hymn

God of the Gentiles

Metre 8.8.8.8.8.8.

Let all the earth their voices raise

To sing the choicest psalm of praise,

To sing and bless Jehovah's name:

His glory let the heathens know,

His wonders to the nations show,

And all his saving works proclaim.

The heathens know thy glory, Lord,

The wond'ring nations read thy word,

In Britain is Jehovah known:

Our worship shall no more be paid

To gods which mortal hands have made;

Our Maker is our God alone.

He framed the globe, he built the sky,

He made the shining worlds on high,

And reigns complete in glory there:

His beams are majesty and light;

His beauties, how divinely bright!

His temple, how divinely fair!

Come the great day, the glorious hour,

When earth shall feel his saving power,

And barb'rous nations fear his name;

Then shall the race of man confess

The beauty of his holiness,

And in his courts his grace proclaim.

God of the Gentiles — Text from The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts, 1835. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/god-of-the-gentiles

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Questions about this hymn

Who wrote God of the Gentiles?

The words of God of the Gentiles were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1835. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including He Makes My Soul His Care and The Lord of Glory Is My Light.

Is God of the Gentiles public domain?

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What is the metre of God of the Gentiles?

God of the Gentiles is in 8.8.8.8.8.8. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Sweet Savior, Bless Us Ere We Go, Christ in You, the Hope of Glory and God of Our Fathers.