Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#188b

188b. Many and great, O God, are thy works

1. Many and great, O God, are thy works,
Maker of earth and sky;
Thy hands have set the heavens with stars;
Thy fingers spread the mountains and plains.
Lo, at thy word the waters were formed;
Deep seas obey thy voice.

2. Grant unto us communion with thee,
Thou star-abiding one;
Come unto us and dwell with us;
With thee are found the gifts of life.
Bless us with life that has no end,
Eternal life with thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Many and great, O God, are thy works
• Dakota Title: Wakantanka taku nitawa
• Author: Joseph Renville (1846)
• Translator: Philip Frazier (1930)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Topic: Trinity Sunday
• Notes: Text by Dakota writer Joseph Renville, “Wakantanka taku nitawa,” from Dakota Downanpi Kin (1846); tr. by Sioux descendant Philip Frazier for a YWCA convention in 1930.

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