Christian Hymns ‎#17

17. Great God! we sing that mighty hand

1 Great God! we sing that mighty hand
By which supported still we stand;
The op'ning year Thy mercy shows--
Let mercy crowns it to its 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.

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

Text Information

• First Line: Great God! we sing that mighty hand
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1898
• Topic: TheChurch Year: New Year; Gpd the Father, the Creator; God the Father: Governemnt of
• Notes: Now Public Domain. P. Doddridge, 1740.

Tune Information

• Name: WHEN IN THE HOUR OF UTMOST NEED
• Composer: J. Gerard (1555)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: G Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Norwegian tune name: Naar vi i störste Nöden staa