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GOD IS KNOWN AMONG HIS PEOPLE

Scripture Verse

In Judah is God known: His name is great in Israel. Psalm 76:1

Introduction

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John Goss (1800–1880)

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­ter­ian Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1912), num­ber 207.

Music: Lau­da Ani­ma John Goss, in Sup­ple­ment­al Hymn and Tune Book, third edi­tion with new Ap­pen­dix, by Ro­bert Brown-Borth­wick, 1869 (🔊 ).

Alternate Tune:

  • Temple Bo­ro F. Pin­der (🔊 )

Lyrics

God is known among His peo­ple,
Every mouth His prais­es fill;
From of old He has es­tab­lished
His abode on Zi­on’s hill;
There He broke the sword and ar­row,
Bade the noise of war be still.

Excellent and glo­ri­ous art Thou,
With Thy tro­phies from the fray;
Thou hast slain the val­iant heart­ed,
Wrapped in sleep of death are they;
When Thine an­ger once is ris­en,
Who can stand in that dread day?

When from Heav’n Thy sen­tence sound­ed,
All the earth in fear was still,
While to save the meek and low­ly
God in judg­ment wrought His will;
E’en the wrath of man shall praise Thee,
Thy de­signs it shall ful­fill.

Vow and pay ye to Je­ho­vah,
Him your God for­ev­er own;
All men, bring your gifts be­fore Him,
Worship Him, and Him alone;
Mighty kings ob­ey and fear Him,
Princes bow be­fore His throne.