Scripture Verse

The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath His way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of His feet. Nahum 1:3

Introduction

Words: Al­ice M. Good­win, in The Gold­en Sheaf (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Ad­vent Chris­tian Pub­li­ca­tion So­cie­ty, 1902), num­ber 126.

Music: Ober­haus­en Clar­ence M. Sea­mans, 1902 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Good­win or Sea­mans (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

In read­ing the words of God’s pro­phet,
This won­der­ful sto­ry we meet,
The Lord hath His way in the whir­lwind,
The clouds are the dust of His feet.

Refrain

The clouds are the dust of His feet,
The clouds are the dust of His feet;
The Lord hath His way in the whirl­wind,
The clouds are the dust of His feet.

What must be His hea­ven­ly glo­ry
In all of its full­ness com­plete,
When clothed in their bright gold­en splen­dor,
The clouds are the dust of His feet.

Refrain

The dark and the threat­en­ing storm clouds,
Bring rest from our thirst­ing and heat;
So show­ers of hea­ven­ly bless­ing
God sends from the dust of His feet.

Refrain

When tem­pests of life beat against us,
This heart cheer­ing thought is most sweet;
We sure­ly are close to the Fa­ther,
Since clouds are the dust of His feet.

Refrain