The Hymnal ‎#75

75. With songs and honors sounding loud

1 With songs and honors sounding loud,
Address the Lord on high;
Over the heavens He spreads His cloud,
And waters veil the sky.

2 He sends His showers of blessing down
To cheer the plains below;
He makes the grass the mountains crown,
And corn in valleys grow.

3 His steady counsels change the face
Of the declining year;
He bids the sun cut short his race,
And wintry days appear.

4 He sends His word, and melts the snow;
The fields no longer mourn;
He calls the warmer gales to blow,
And bids the spring return.

5 The changing wind, the flying cloud,
Obey His mighty word:
With songs and honors sounding loud
Praise ye the sovereign Lord!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: With songs and honors sounding loud
• Author: Rev. Isaac Watts (1719)
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Scripture:
  Psalm 146
• Topic: God the Father: God in Nature; Adoration; Creation, The; Dedication Services: Of Memorial Gifts; God: Eternity and Power, His; God: Nature, His Glory in; Joy; Nature Services

Tune Information

• Name: BEDFORD
• Composer: William Wheale (c. 1723)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: E♭ Major