Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#166

166. Songs of immortal praise belong

1 Songs of immortal praise belong
To my almighty God:
He hath my heart, and He my tongue,
To spread His name abroad.

2 How great the works His hands have wrought!
How glorious in our sight!
And men in ev'ry age have sought
His wonders with delight.

3 How most exact is nature's frame!
Th' eternal God, how wise!
His counsels never change the scheme
That His first thoughts devise.

4 When He through Christ redeemed our race
He fixed His cov'nant sure;
His precious promises of grace
To endless years endure.

5 Nature, and time, and earth, and skies
His heavenly skill proclaim;
But they alone are truly wise,
Who know in Christ His name.

Text Information

• First Line: Songs of immortal praise belong
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
• Meter: C. M. No. 2
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Catechism: Works and Attributes of God; Trinity Sunday; Twenty Fourth Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate Tune: EAGLEY, #369

Tune Information

• Name: LANESBORO
• Composer: William Dixon (1790)
• Meter: C. M. No. 2
• Key: C Major
• Notes: Public Domain.