The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3054

3054. I Sing the Mighty Power of God

1. I sing the mighty power of God,
[or I sing th’almighty power of God…]
that made the mountains rise,
That spread the flowing seas abroad,
and built the lofty skies.
I sing the wisdom that ordained
the sun to rule the day;
The moon shines full at God’s command,
and all the stars obey.

2. I sing the goodness of the Lord,
who filled the earth with food,
Who formed the creatures through the Word,
and then pronounced them good.
Lord, how Thy wonders are displayed,
where’er I turn my eye,
If I survey the ground I tread,
or gaze upon the sky.

3. There’s not a plant or flower below,
but makes Thy glories known,
And clouds arise, and tempests blow,
by order from Thy throne;
While all that borrows life from Thee
is ever in Thy care;
And everywhere that we can be,
Thou, God art present there.

Text Information

• First Line: I sing the mighty power of God
• Title: I Sing the Mighty Power of God
• Author: Isaac Watts (1715)
• Meter: CMD
• Language: English
• Source: Divine and Moral Songs for Children, 1715
• Notes: Alternate tunes: ELLACOMBE, William H. Monk, 1868; HOLYWELL, W. Joy, in The New Psalms and Hymns (Richmond, Virginia: Presbyterian Committee of Publication, 1901), number 97; RUSKIN, J. W. Griffith, before 1890

Tune Information

• Name: FOREST GREEN
• Composer: Anonymous
• Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1906)
• Meter: CMD
• Incipit: 51112 32345 34312
• Key: F Major
• Source: Traditional English tune
• Copyright: Public Domain