147. As Wide As the Skies Is Thy Mercy, O God

1 As wide as the skies is Thy mercy, O God!
Thy faithfulness shieldeth creation.
Thy bounteous hand from the mountains abroad
Is stretched over country and nation.

2 Like heaven’s embrace is Thy love, O my Lord!
In judgment profound Thou appearest.
Thou savest our souls thro' Thy life-giving Word,
The cries of Thy children Thou hearest.

3 How precious Thy goodness, O Father above;
Where children of men are abiding,
Thou spreadest thro' darkness the wing of Thy love;
We under its pinions are hiding.

4 For languishing souls Thou preparest a rest,
The quivering dove Thou protectest;
Thou givest us being, eternal and blest,
In mercy our life Thou perfectest.

Text Information
First Line: As wide as the skies is Thy mercy, O God!
Title: As Wide As the Skies Is Thy Mercy, O God
Translator: P. C. Paulsen
Author: B. S. Ingemann
Meter: 11 9 11 9
Language: English
Publication Date: 1930
Topic: The Means of Grace: God
Tune Information
Name: INGEMANN
Composer: J. P. E. Hartmann
Meter: 11 9 11 9
Key: D Major



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