Common Praise ‎#523

523. My God, how wonderful thou art

1 My God, how wonderful thou art,
thy majesty how bright,
how beautiful thy mercy-seat
in depths of burning light!

2 How dread are thine eternal years,
O everlasting Lord,
by prostrate spirits day and night
incessantly adored!

3 How wonderful, how beautiful,
the sight of thee must be,
thine endless wisdom, boundless power,
and aweful purity!

4 O how I fear thee, living God,
with deepest, tenderest fears,
and worship thee with trembling hope
and penitential tears!

5 Yet I may love thee too, O Lord,
almighty as thou art,
for thou hast stooped to ask of me
the love of my poor heart.

6 No earthly father loves like thee,
no mother, e'er so mild,
bears and forbears as thou hast done
with me, thy sinful child.

7 Father of Jesus, love's reward,
what rapture will it be,
prostrate before thy throne to lie
and gaze and gaze on thee!

Text Information

• First Line: My God, how wonderful thou art
• Author: F. W. Faber, 1814-1863
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  Exodus 25:22
  ;
  Ezekiel 1:22-28
  ;
  Isaiah 57:15
  ;
  Jeremiah 10:10
  ;
  Philippians 2:12
  ;
  Psalm 27:10
  ;
  Revelation 4:8
  ;
  Revelation 22:4
• Topic: Lent II: Year B; Proper 11: Year C

Tune Information

• Name: WESTMINSTER
• Composer: James Turle, 1802-1882
• Meter: CM
• Key: C Major