CPWI Hymnal ‎#232

232. My God, how wonderful thou art

1 My God, how wonderful Thou art,
thy majesty how bright,
how beautiful thy mercy-seat,
in depths of burning light!

2 How dread are thine eternal years,
O everlasting Lord,
by prostrate spirits day and night,
incessantly adored!

3 How wonderful, how beautiful,
the sight of thee must be,
thine endless wisdom, boundless power,
and awful purity!

4 Oh, how I fear thee, Living God,
with deepest, tenderest fears;
and worship thee with trembling hope,
and penitential tears!

5 Yet I may love thee too, O Lord,
almighty as thou art;
for thou hast stooped to ask of me
the love of my poor heart.

6 No earthly father loves like thee,
no mother e’er so mild,
bears and forbears as thou hast done
with me thy sinful child.

7 Father of Jesus, love's reward!
What rapture will it be,
prostrate before thy throne to lie,
and gaze and gaze on thee.

Text Information

• First Line: My God, how wonderful thou art
• Author: Frederick William Faber, 1814-1863
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Topic: General Hymns: God the Father

Tune Information

• Name: WESTMINSTER (TURLE)
• Composer: James Turle, 1802-1882
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: C Major