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Adore and tremble, for our God Divine wrath and mercy, Nahum 1, 2 &c

Isaac Watts printed it in 1707 in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I, no. 42, under Nahum 1:1–3.

WRITTEN BY

Isaac Watts 1674–1748

PRINTED

1707 Hymns and Spiritual Songs · no. 42

METRE

Common Metre 8.6.8.6 · 7 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Nahum 1:1–3 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 7 stanzas as Watts printed them, with the verses their lines echo beside them. Point at a line to join it to its verse; click to read the passage.

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STANZA I

Adore and tremble, for our God

Is a _consuming fire_;*

His jealous eyes his wrath inflame,

And raise his vengeance higher.

Where Watts found it

Watts printed the hymn under Nahum 1:1–3. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

1This is the burden against Nineveh, the book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite: 2The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies. 3The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet. NAHUM 1:1–3 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ NAHUM 1

Adore and tremble, for our God Is a _consuming fire_;* His jealous eyes his wrath inflame, And raise his vengeance higher. STANZA I

Its place in the book

Book I of the hymn book, “Collected from the Holy Scriptures”, holds these hymns in this order: 179 hymns. This is number 42. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 42 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN Adore and tremble, for our God

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