The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9506

9506. 'Tis Nature's Voice Which Reason Speaks

1 ’Tis nature’s voice which reason speaks,
Know, man, there is a God;
That great first cause who made the world,
And rules it by His nod.

2 The mighty truth unshaken stands,
And scorns the atheist’s school;
His boasted sense and wit but prove
He is the learnèd fool.

3 Far as with backward steps we trace
Great nature’s wondrous clue,
We must at length stop at some cause
Which no beginning knew.

4 This cause eternal we maintain,
And this the God we name;
Of all perfection full possessed,
Invariably the same.

5 A God, the wiser nations own,
Barbarians too consent;
Convinced by nature’s wondrous frame,
That mighty argument.

6 The God, the present God we see,
Where’er we turn our eyes;
In fairest lines His name is wrote
On earth, and seas, and skies.

7 Almighty God! I Thee adore,
Great author of my frame;
Long as I live my tongue shall sing
The glories of Thy name.

Text Information

• First Line: ’Tis nature’s voice which reason speaks
• Title: 'Tis Nature's Voice Which Reason Speaks
• Author: John Needham
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns Devotional and Moral on Various Subjects (Bristol, England: S. Farley, 1768)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: FAR AND NEAR
• Composer: C. Spazier
• Meter: CM
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain