Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) #213a (1786) Hymnal Title: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) First Line: Ye that delight to serve the Lord Lyrics: 1 Ye that delight to serve the Lord,
The honours of his name record,
His sacred name forever bless:
Where'er the circling sun displays
His rising beams, or setting rays,
Let lands and seas his power confess.
2 Not time, nor nature's narrow rounds,
Can give his vast dominion bounds;
The heavens are far below his height:
Let no created greatness dare
With our eternal God compare,
Arm'd with his uncreated might.
3 He bows his glorious head to view
What the bright hosts of angels do,
And bends his care to mortal things;
His sovereign hand exalts the poor,
He takes the needy from the door,
And seats them on the throne of kings.
4 When childless families despair,
He sends the blessings of an heir,
To rescue their expiring name;
The mother with a thankful voice,
Proclaims his praises and her joys;
Let every age advance his praise. Topics: God his sovereignty and goodness to man; God and condescension; Pleading without repining; God his sovereignty and goodness to man; God and condescension; Pleading without repining Languages: English
The Majesty and Condescention of God