Hymn
The Eternal and the Sovereign God
JEHOVAH reigns; he dwells in light,
Girded with majesty and might:
The world, created by his hands,
Still on its first foundation stands.
But, ere this spacious world was made,
Or had its first foundations laid,
Thy throne eternal ages stood--
Thyself, the ever-living God.
Like floods the angry nations rise,
And aim their rage against the skies:
Vain floods, that aim their rage so high!
At thy rebuke the billows die.
Forever shall thy throne endure,
Thy promise stands forever sure;
And everlasting holiness
Becomes the dwellings of thy grace.
The Eternal and the Sovereign God — Text from The Voice of Praise, 1873. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-eternal-and-the-sovereign-god
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Who wrote The Eternal and the Sovereign God?
The words of The Eternal and the Sovereign God were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1873. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including The Everlasting Song and Faith the Evidence of Things Unseen.
Is The Eternal and the Sovereign God public domain?
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What is the metre of The Eternal and the Sovereign God?
The Eternal and the Sovereign God is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Greatness of God, Blessing God for His Goodness to Soul and Body and Look from Thy Sphere.