Saturday, June 29, 2024

I Sing the Mighty Power of God

37 I Sing the Mighty Power of God

1. I sing the almighty power of God,
   that made the mountains rise,
   that spread the flowing seas abroad,
   and built the lofty skies.
   I sing the wisdom that ordained
   the sun to rule the day;
   the moon shines full at God's command,
   and all the stars obey.

2. I sing the goodness of the Lord,
   who filled the earth with food,
   who formed the creatures thru the Word,
   and then pronounced them good.
   Lord, how thy wonders are displayed,
   where'er I turn my eye,
   if I survey the ground I tread,
   or gaze upon the sky.

3. There's not a plant or flower below,
   but makes thy glories known,
   and clouds arise, and tempests blow,
   by order from thy throne;
   while all that borrows life from thee
   is ever in thy care;
   and everywhere that we can be,
   thou, God, art present there.
                         Isaac Watts
                         The Methodist Hymnal 1964 edition

<idle musing>
There are various additional verses to this. Hymnary.org adds this one:

4.In heav'n he shines with beams of love,
   With wrath in hell beneath:
   ’Tis on his earth I stand or move,
   And ’tis his air I breathe.
   His hand is my perpetual guard,
   He keeps me with His eye:
   Why should I then forget the Lord,
   Who is for ever nigh?
</idle musing>

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