Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David ‎#266b

266b. The Mercies of God innumerable (An Evening Psalm)

1 Lord, when I count thy mercies o'er,
They strike me with surprise;
Not all the sands that spread the shore,
To equal numbers rise.

2 My flesh with fear and wonder stands,
The product of thy skill,
And hourly blessings from thy hands
Thy thoughts of love reveal.

3 These on my heart by night I keep;
How kind, how dear to me!
Oh may the hour that ends my sleep
Still find my thoughts with thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, when I count thy mercies o'er
• Title: The Mercies of God innumerable (An Evening Psalm)
• Meter: Common Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1787
• Scripture:
  Psalm 139:17-18
  ;
  Psalm 139:14
• Topic: All-seeing God; Appeal to God: concerning our sincerity; Daily Devotion; Evening Psalm; Evidence: of Sincerity; Examination; Grace: its Evidence, or Self-Examination; Heart known to God; Humility and Submission; Infants; Man: wonderful formation; Mercies: innumerable; Midnight thoughts; Nature of Man; Obedience: sincere; Profession: of Sincerity and Repentance; Self Examination, or Evidences of Grace; Sincerity
• Notes: Public Domain.

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