Text: | Father, how wide thy glory shines! |
Author: | Isaac Watts |
Tune: | ABRIDGE |
Composer: | Isaac Smith |
1 Father, how wide Thy glory 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 When sinners break the Father's low,
The dying Son atones;
Oh! the dear mysteries of His cross!
The triumph of His groans!
4 Now the full glories of the Lamb
Adorn the heavenly plains;
Sweet cherubs learn Immanuel's name,
And try their choicest strains.
5 Oh, 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 | |
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First Line: | Father, how wide thy glory shines! |
Author: | Isaac Watts (1705) |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1899 |
Topic: | Christ: Emmanuel; Christ: Lamb of God; Christ: Praise to(4 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ABRIDGE |
Composer: | Isaac Smith |
Meter: | C. M. |