Psalms, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America ‎#66

66. Works of creation and providence

1 Rejoice, ye righteous, in the Lord,
This work belongs to you:
Sing of his name, his ways, his word,
How holy, just, and true!

2 His mercy and his righteousness
Let heaven and earth proclaim;
His works of nature and of grace
Reveal his wond'rous name.

3 His word, with energy divine,
Those heav'nly arches spread,
Bid starry hosts around them shine,
And light the heav'ns pervade.

4 He taught the swelling waves to flow
To their appointed deep;
Bade raging seas their limits know,
And still their station keep.

5 Ye tenants of the spacious earth,
With fear before him stand;
He spake, and nature took its birth,
And rests on his command.

6 He scorns the angry nations' rage,
And breaks their vain designs;
His counsel stands through ev'ry age,
And in full glory shines.

Text Information

• First Line: Rejoice, ye righteous, in the lord
• Title: Works of creation and providence
• Meter: Common Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1791
• Scripture:
  Psalm 33
• Notes: Now Public Domain. First part

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