A New Selection of Hymns; designed for the use of conference meetings, private circles, and congregations, as a supplement to Dr. Watts' Psalms and Hymns ‎#40

40. God is a name my soul adores

1 God is a name my soul adores,
Th'Almighty THREE, th'eternal ONE!
Nature and grace, with all their powers
Confess the infinite unknown.

2 Thy voice produc'd the sea and spheres,
Bid the waves roar, and planets shine;
But nothing like thyself appears,
Through all these spacious works of thine.

3 Still restless nature dies and grows;
From change to change the creatures run;
Thy being no succession knows,
And all thy vast designs are one.

4 Thrones and dominions round thee fall,
And worship is submissive forms;
Thy presence shakes this lower ball,
This little dwelling place of worms.

5 How shall affrighted mortals dare
To sing thy glory or thy grace?
Beneath thy feet we lie so far,
And see but shadows of thy face!

6 Who can behold this blazing light!
Who can approach consuming flame?
None but thy wisdom knows thy might,
None but thy word can speak thy name.

Text Information

• First Line: God is a name my soul adores
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1812
• Scripture:
  Job 11:7

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