Psalms, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America ‎#17

17. God's sovereignty and goodness, and man's dominion over creatures

1 O Lord, our heav'nly king,
Thy name is all divine;
Thy glories round the earth are spread,
And o'er the heav'ns they shine.

2 When to thy works on high
I raise my wond'ring eyes,
And see the moon, complete in light,
Adorn the darksome skies:

3 When I survey the stars,
And all their shining forms,
Lord, what is man, that worthless thing,
A-kin to dust and worms?

4 Lord, what is worthless man,
That thou should'st love him so?
Next to thine angels is he plac'd,
And Lord of all below:

5 Thine honors crown his head,
While beasts, like slaves, obey,
And birds that cut the air with wings,
And fish that cleave the sea.

6 How rich thy bounties are!
And wond'rous are thy ways:
Of dust and worms thy power can frame
A monument of praise.

[7 From mouths of feeble babes
And sucklings thou canst draw
Surprising honors to thy name,
And strike the world with awe.

8 O Lord, our heav'nly King,
Thy name is all divine;
Thy glories round the earth is spread,
And o'er the heav'ns they shine.]

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord, our heav'nly king
• Title: God's sovereignty and goodness, and man's dominion over creatures
• Meter: Short Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1791
• Scripture:
  Psalm 8

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