The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#49

49. Great God, We Sing That Mighty Hand

1 Great God, we sing that mighty hand
By which supported still we stand:
The opening year Thy mercy shows;
Let mercy crowns it till it close.

2 By day, by night, at home, abroad,
Still we are guarded by our God;
By His incessant bounty fed,
By His unerring counsel led.

3 With grateful hearts the past we own;
The future, all to us unknown,
We to Thy guardian care commit
And, peaceful, leave before Thy feet.

4 In scenes exalted or deprest,
Be Thou our joy, and Thou our rest;
Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise,
Adored through all our changing days.

5 When death shall interrupt our songs,
And seal in silence mortal tongues,
Our Helper God, in whom we trust,
Shall keep our souls and guard our dust.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Great God, we sing that mighty hand
• Title: Great God, We Sing That Mighty Hand
• Author: Philip Doddridge (1755)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Church Year: New Year; New Year's Day
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: HEBRON (MASON)
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1830)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.