Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David ‎#240

240. God's Wonders of Creation, Providence, Redemption of Israel, and Salvation of his People

1 Give thanks to God, the sovereign Lord;
His mercies still endure;
And be the King of kings ador'd,
His truth is ever sure.

2 What wonders hath his wisdom done!
How mighty is his hand!
Heaven, earth and sea he fram'd alone;
How wide is his command!

3 The sun supplies the day with light:
How bright his counsels shine!
The moon and stars adorn the night:
His works are all divine!

4 [He struck the sons of Egypt dead;
How dreadful is his rod!
And thence with joy his people led:
How Gracious is our God!

5 He cleft the swelling sea in two;
His arm is great in might:
And gave the tribes a passage through;
His power and grace unite.

6 But Pharaoh's army there he drown'd:
How glorious are his ways!
And brought his saints through desert ground:
Eternal be his praise.

7 Great monarchs fell beneath his hand;
Victorious is his sword:
While Israel took the promis'd land;
And faithful is his word.]

8 He saw the nations dead in sin;
He felt his pity move:
How sad the state the world was in!
How boundless was his love!

9 He sent to save us from our woe;
His goodness never fails;
From death and hell, and every foe;
And still his grace prevails.

10 Give thanks to God the heavenly King;
His mercies still endure;
Let the whole earth his praises sing;
His truth is ever sure.

Text Information

• First Line: Give thanks to God, the sovereign Lord
• Title: God's Wonders of Creation, Providence, Redemption of Israel, and Salvation of his People
• Meter: Common Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1790
• Scripture:
  Psalm 136
• Topic: God: mercy and truth; Grace: and providence; Israel: saved from Egypt and brought to Canaan; Mercies: everlasting; Mercies: and truth of God; Providence: and creation; Thunder and storm; Works: and grace
• Notes: Public Domain.

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