Church Book ‎#137

137. 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 deprest,
Be Thou our joy, and Thou our rest;
Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise,
Adored through all our changing days.

5 When death shall interrupt our songs,
And seal in silence mortal tongues;
Our Helper God, in whom we trust,
In better worlds our souls shall boast.

Text Information

• First Line: Great God! we sing that mighty Hand
• Author: Doddridge (1755)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: New Year; Circumcision; Name of Christ; New Years Day
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tune #437 or #459

Tune Information

• Name: ANGELS' SONG
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: G Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Composer from index: O. Gibbons, 1623 Har. and notation, Havergal