The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal ‎#24

24. Father, How Wide Thy Glory Shines

1 Father, how wide Thy glories shines.
How high Thy wonders rise!
Known through the earth by thousand signs,
By thousands through the skies.

2 Those mighty orbs proclaim Thy power;
Their motions speak Thy skill:
And on the wings of every hour
We read Thy patience still.

3 But when we view Thy strange design
To save rebellious worms,
Where vengeance and compassion join
In their divinest forms:

4 Our thoughts are lost in reverent awe;
We love and we adore;
The first archangel never saw
So much of God before.

5 Here the whole Deity is known,
Nor dares a creature guess
Which of the glories brightest shone,
The justice or the grace.

6 Now the full glories of the Lamb
Adorn the heavenly plains;
Bright cherubs learn Immanuel’s name
And try their choicest strains.

7 O may I bear some humble part
In that immortal song!
Wonder and joy shall tune my heart,
And love command my tongue.

AMEN.

Text Information

• First Line: Father, how wide Thy glory shines
• Title: Father, How Wide Thy Glory Shines
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Meter: C M
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Topic: Adoration and Praise

Tune Information

• Name: BEATITUDO
• Composer: John B Dykes (1861)
• Meter: C M
• Key: A♭ Major