Worship — Attributes and Providence of God

Come, ye that know and fear the Lord

No. 70
Metre C. M.
Tune ZERAH.
Words G. Burder.
Music Lowell Mason.
Key C major
Singing key B♭ major
Time 3/4
4 stanzas

Words

Come, ye that know and fear the Lord,And raise your thoughts above;Let every heart and voice accord,To sing that "God is love."

This precious truth his word declares,And all his mercies prove;Jesus, the gift of gifts, appears,To show that "God is love."

Behold his patience bearing longWith those who from him rove,Till mighty grace their hearts subduesTo teach them "God is love."

O may we all, while here below,This best of blessings prove,Till warmer hearts in brighter worldsProclaim that "God is love."

About this hymn

As printed As printed: hymn number «70», tune name «ZERAH. C. M.» centred over the music, «LOWELL MASON.» at the right (capitals and small capitals); running head «WORSHIP—ATTRIBUTES AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD.». Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, one line per system, with «1.» before «Come,»; the music sings its last two lines twice («Let every heart and voice accord, To sing that "God is love;" Let ev-ery heart and voice ac-cord, To sing that "God is love."»), printed out in full under the second system — the stanza below gives the four verse lines once, as a poem. Stanzas 2–4 are printed as text in the left column below the music, under the reference line «27, 187, 264.» in italics (= may also be sung to the tunes of hymns 27, 187 or 264). «G. Burder.» in italics after stanza 4. The print sets a thin space before «;» («a-bove ;», «love ; "», «prove ;»); it is closed up here. Stanza 1 ends its third line «voice accord,» and its fourth «"God is love."» — under the music line 4 ends first with «love;"» and, in the repeat, with «love."»; the poem keeps the final reading. Quotation marks are straight. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. Lines 2 and 4 of stanzas 2–4 are indented in the print.