Praise! psalms hymns and songs for Christian worship ‎#265

265. All nature is an open book

1 All nature is an open book
to spread her maker's praise abroad,
and every page on which we look
shows something worthy of a God.

2 But in the grace that rescued man
his brightest form of glory shines;
here, on the cross, it's fairest drawn
in precious blood and crimson lines.

3 Here see his name complete appear;
no mind can guess, nor reason prove,
which of the letters is most clear,
the power, the wisdom, or the love.

4 Here I behold his inmost heart,
where grace and vengeance strangely join,
piercing his Son with sharpest smart
to make the purchased pleasures mine.

5 O the sweet wonders of that cross
where God the Saviour loved and died!
Its noblest life my spirit draws
from his pierced hands and feet and side.

6 I would for ever speak his name
in sounds to mortal ears unknown,
with angels join to praise the Lamb,
and worship at his Father's throne.

Text Information

• First Line: All nature is an open book
• Author: Isaac Watts 1674-1748
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Psalm 19:1-4
  ;
  Psalm 85:1
  ;
  Isaiah 53:4-5
  ;
  Romans 1:2
  ;
  Revelation 5:11-14
• Topic: The Father: His Love
• Notes: Alternate tune: GALILEE 491b

Tune Information

• Name: CANNOCK
• Composer: Walter K Stanton 1891-1978
• Meter: LM
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: By permission of Oxford University Press