Text: | Eternal Power, whose high abode |
Author: | Isaac Watts |
Tune: | AMES |
Composer: | Sigismund Neukomn |
1 Eternal Power, whose high abode
Becomes the grandeur of a God,
Infinite lengths beyond the bounds
Where stars revolve their little rounds!
2 Earth, from afar, hath heard thy fame,
And worms have learned to lisp thy name;
But O! the glories of thy mind
Leave all our soaring thoughts behind.
3 God is in heaven, and men below;
Be short our tunes, our words be few;
A solemn reverence checks our songs,
And praise sits silent on our tongues.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Eternal Power, whose high abode |
Author: | Isaac Watts |
Publication Date: | 1886 |
Topic: | Worship: Attributes and Providence of God |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | AMES |
Composer: | Sigismund Neukomn |
Meter: | L.M. |
Key: | B♭ Major |
Notes: | Alternate tunes: #136, 54, or 51. |