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Text: | I sing th'almighty power of God |
Author: | Isaac Watts |
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 ordain’d
The sun to rule the day:
The moon shines full at his command,
And all the stars obey.
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I sing the goodness of the Lord,
That fill’d the earth with food:
He form’d the creatures with his word,
And then pronounced them good.
Lord, how thy wonders are display’d
Where’er I turn mine eye,
If I survey the ground I tread,
Or gaze upon the sky!
There’s not a plant or flower below,
But makes thy glories known;
And clouds arise and tempests blow,
By order from thy throne.
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Creatures—as numerous as they be—
Are subject to thy care:
There’s not a place where we can flee,
But God is present there.
In heaven he shines with beams of love,
With wrath in hell beneath:
’Tis on his earth I stand or move,
And ‘tis his air I breathe.
His hand is my perpetual guard,
He keeps me with his eye:
Why should I then forget the Lord,
Who is for ever nigh?
Text Information | |
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First Line: | I sing th' almighty power of God |
Title: | I sing th'almighty power of God |
Author: | Isaac Watts (1715) |
Meter: | 8,6,8,6 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1866 |