The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6570

6570. To God the Great, the Ever Blest

1. To God, the great, the ever blest,
Let songs of honor be addressed;
His mercy firm forever stands
Give Him the thanks His love demands.

2. Who knows the wonders of Thy ways?
Who shall fulfill Thy boundless praise?
Blest are the souls that fear Thee still,
And pay their duty to Thy will.

3. Remember what Thy mercy did
For Jacob’s race, Thy chosen seed;
And with the same salvation bless
The meanest suppliant of Thy grace.

4. O may I see Thy tribes rejoice,
And aid their triumphs with my voice!
This is my glory, Lord, to be
Joined to Thy saints, and near to Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: To God, the great, the ever blest
• Title: To God the Great, the Ever Blest
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: The Psalms of David
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: OLD 100TH, attributed to Louis Bourgeois, 1551

Tune Information

• Name: MISSIONARY CHANT
• Composer: Heinrich Christoph Zeuner (1832)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 33331 22771 11132
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain