The Hymnal ‎#221

221. My God, how wonderful Thou art

My God, how wonderful Thou art,
Thy majesty how bright,
How beautiful Thy mercy-seat,
In depths of burning light!

How dread are Thine eternal years,
O everlasting Lord;
By prostrate spirits day and night
Incessantly adored!

How wonderful, how beautiful,
The sight of Thee must be,
Thine endless wisdom, boundless power
And awful purity!

O how I fear Thee, living God,
With deepest, tenderest fears,
And worship Thee with trembling hope,
And penitential tears!

Yet I may love Thee too, O Lord,
Almighty as Thou art,
For Thou hast stooped to ask of me
The love of my poor heart.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: My God, how wonderful Thou art
• Author: Frederick W. Faber (1849)
• Meter: C.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: Sundays after Trinity; Sundays after Trinity: Faith

Tune Information

• Name: WINDSOR
• Composer: Christopher Tye (1553)
• Meter: C.M.
• Incipit: 66717 66513 21711
• Key: g minor