Thy dread­ful sen­tence

The phrase "Thy dread­ful sen­tence" resonates through 2 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“Thy dread­ful sen­tence”· 2 hymns found
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Made up of guilt and van­ity;
My soul lies hum­bled in the dust,

Thy dread­ful sen­tence

Return, ye sin­ners, to your dust.
Look down, O Lord, with pi­ty­ing eye,

Through Every Age, Eternal God

lyricist: Isaac Watts, 1719
Composer: Justin Morgan (1747–1798)
Hymn 1

...Made up of guilt and van­ity;

Thy dread­ful sen­tence, Lord, was just,

Return, ye sin­ners, to your dust....

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Made up of guilt and van­ity;

Thy dread­ful sen­tence, Lord, was just,

Return, ye sin­ners, to your dust.

Through Every Age, Eternal God

O Thou That Hear’st When Sinners Cry

lyricist: Isaac Watts, 1719
Composer: Lowell Mason, 1824
Hymn 2

...My soul lies hum­bled in the dust,

And owns Thy dread­ful sen­tence just:

Look down, O Lord, with pi­ty­ing eye,...

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My soul lies hum­bled in the dust,

And owns Thy dread­ful sen­tence just:

Look down, O Lord, with pi­ty­ing eye,

O Thou That Hear’st When Sinners Cry

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