Adventist Pioneer Library

Worship — Holy Scriptures

Let everlasting glories crown

  • No. 170
  • Words Isaac Watts.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Let everlasting glories crown
Thy head, my Saviour and my Lord;
Thy hands have brought salvation down,
And stored the blessings in thy word.

2

In vain the trembling conscience seeks
Some solid ground to rest upon;
With deep distress the spirit breaks,
Till we apply to Christ alone.

3

How well thy blessed truths agree!
How wise and holy thy commands!
Thy promises, how firm they be,
How sure our hope and comfort stands!

4

Should all the forms that men devise
Assault my faith with treach'rous art,
I'd call them vanity and lies,
And bind the gospel to my heart.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «170», reference line «171, 58, 101.» in italics (sing to the tune of hymn 171, 58 or 101); stanzas 1–4 in the lower half of the right column of p. 60, below the end of hymn 169; «Isaac Watts.» in italics at the end. The first word «LET» is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «!» («Lord ;», «upon ;», «agree !», «commands !», «stands !»); it is closed up here. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's (the apostrophes of «treach'rous» and «I'd» are written straight). No meter is printed (the text is L. M., 8.8.8.8).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Worship — Holy Scriptures · No. 170 · printed page 60
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30