Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#182

182. Psalm 104

1. How manifold your works, O Lord,
In wisdom, pow'r, and goodness wrought!
The earth is with your riches stored,
And ocean with your wonders fraught:
Unfathomed caves beneath the deep
For you their hidden treasures keep.

2. There go the ships, with sails unfurled,
By you directed on their way;
There in its own mysterious world
Leviathan delights to play;
And wondrous beasts, immense in size,
Unseen by us but meet your eyes.

3. By you alone the living live;
Hide but your face, your comforts fly;
They gather what the seasons give,
But take away their breath, they die;
Send forth your Spirit from above,
And all is life again, and love.

4. Joy in his works Jehovah takes,
Yet to destruction they return;
He looks upon the Earth, it quakes,
Touches the mountains and they burn;
God, you forever are the same;
I AM is your unchanging name.

Text Information

• First Line: How manifold your works, O Lord
• Title: Psalm 104
• Paraphraser: James Montgomery (1822)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Psalm 104
• Topic: Pentecost
• Notes: Ps. 104:24–33 paraphrased by James Montgomery, from Songs of Zion (1822), alt.

Tune Information

• Name: ST. PETERSBURG
• Composer: Dmitri Bortnianski (1825)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8
• Incipit: 55345 12171
• Key: C Major
• Source: arr. The Church Hymnary, 1898
• Notes: Tune ST. PETERSBURG by Ukranian-born composer Dmitri Bortnianski, from a mass setting, published in Choralbuch enthaltend die Melodien zu der Sammlung auserlesener Lieder (1825), arr. as in The Church Hymnary (1898).