The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13233

13233. Would You Behold the Works Of God?

1 Would you behold the works of God,
His wonders in the world abroad,
Go with the mariners, and trace
The unknown regions of the seas.

2 They leave their native shores behind,
And seize the favor of the wind;
Till God command, and tempests rise
That heave the ocean to the skies.

3 Now to the heav’ns they mount amain,
Now sink to dreadful deeps again;
What strange affrights young sailors feel,
And like a staggering drunkard reel!

4 When land is far, and death is nigh,
Lost to all hope, to God they cry:
His mercy hears the loud address,
And sends salvation in distress.

5 He bids the winds their wrath assuage,
The furious waves forget their rage;
’Tis calm, and sailors smile to see
The haven where they wished to be.

6 O may the sons of men record
The wondrous goodness of the Lord!
Let them their private offerings bring
And in the church His glory sing.

Text Information

• First Line: Would you behold the works of God
• Title: Would You Behold the Works Of God?
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Meter: LMD
• Language: English
• Source: Psalms of David, 1719
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: SWEET HOUR
• Composer: William Batchelder Bradbury (1861)
• Meter: LMD
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain