The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6574

6574. Thy Goodness, Lord, Our Souls Confess

1. Thy goodness, Lord, our souls confess,
Thy goodness we adore:
A spring, whose blessings never fail,
A sea without a shore.

2. Sun, moon and stars Thy love attest,
In every cheerful ray:
Love draws the curtains of the night,
And love restores the day.

3. Thy bounty every season crowns,
With all the bliss it yields;
With joyful clusters bend the vines,
With harvests wave the fields.

4. But chiefly Thy compassions, Lord,
Are in the Gospel seen;
There, like the sun, Thy mercy shines,
Without a cloud between.

5. Thy Son, Thy noblest, choicest gift,
Was from Thy bosom sent
To bear from off a sinking world
Its load of punishment.

6. Ours is the life, the glory ours,
And His the death and shame;
Pardon, acceptance, peace, and joy,
Are published in His name.

Text Information

• First Line: Thy goodness, Lord, our souls confess
• Title: Thy Goodness, Lord, Our Souls Confess
• Author: Thomas Gibbons (1775)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Gospel Magazine, 1775
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: CLAPHAM
• Composer: Unknown (before 1890)
• Meter: CM
• Incipit: 12235 43223 21765
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: Public Domain