Hymns, Selected and Original ‎#56

56. Father, how wide thy glories shine!

1 Father, how wide thy glories shine!
How high thy wonders rise!
Known through the earth by thousand signs,
By thousand through the skies.

2 Those mighty orbs proclaim thy power,
Their motions speak thy skill,
And on the wings of every hour
We read thy patience still.

3 But when we view thy strange design
To save rebellious worms,
Our souls are fill'd with awe divine,
To see what God performs.

4 When sinners break the Father's law,
The dying Son atones;
Oh the dear mysteries of his cross!
The triumph of his groans!

5 Now the full glories of the Lamb
Adorn the heavenly plains;
Sweet cherubs learn Immanuel's name,
And try their choicest strains.

6 O may I bear some humble part
In that immortal song;
Wonder and joy shall tune my heart,
And love command my tongue.

Text Information

• First Line: Father, how wide thy glories shine!
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1828
• Scripture:
  1 Peter 3:22
  ;
  Romans 1:30
• Topic: God glorious and Sinners saved; Praise to God

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