Hymn
When God Revealed His Gracious Name
- Writer
- Isaac Watts
When God revealed his gracious name,
And changed my mournful state,
My raptures seemed a pleasing dream,
The grace appeared so great.
The world beheld the glorious change,
And did thy hand confess;
My tongue broke out in unknown strains,
And sung surprising grace.
The Lord can clear the darkest skies,
Can give us day for night;
Make drops of sacred sorrow rise
To rivers of delight.
Let those who sow in sadness wait
Till the fair harvest come:
They shall confess their sheaves are great,
And shout the blessings home.
When God Revealed His Gracious Name — Text from The Voice of Praise, 1873. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/when-god-revealed-his-gracious-name
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Who wrote When God Revealed His Gracious Name?
The words of When God Revealed His Gracious Name were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1873. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Who shall ascend thy heavenly place and My Dear Redeemer and My Lord.
Is When God Revealed His Gracious Name public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Voice of Praise, published in 1873. 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 meter of When God Revealed His Gracious Name?
When God Revealed His Gracious Name is in Common Meter (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Lord, lead the way the Savior went, The Heart Dissolving in Love and Blest is the man, whose softening heart.