Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#551

551. Great God! we sing that mighty hand

1 Great God! we sing that mighty hand
By which supported still we stand,
The opening year Thy mercy shows--
Let mercy crown it till it close.

2 By day, by night, at home, abroad,
Still we are guarded by our God;
By His incessant bounty fed,
By His unerring counsel led.

3 With grateful hearts the past we own;
The future, all to us unknown,
We to Thy guardian care commit,
And, peaceful, leave before Thy feet.

4 In scenes exalted or depressed,
Be Thou our joy, and Thou our rest;
Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise,
Adored through all our changing days.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Great God! we sing that mighty hand
• Author: Philip Doddridge (1755)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: God: Mercies of; New Year
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: PILESGROVE
• Meter: L. M.
• Source: English
• Notes: Public Domain.