The Psalter ‎#285

285. The Greatness of God in Nature

1 My soul, bless the Lord! the Lord is most great,
With glory arrayed, majestic His state;
The light is His garment, the skies are His shade,
And over the waters His courts He has laid.

2 He rides on the clouds, the wings of the storm,
The lightning and wind His mission perform;
The earth He has founded her station to keep,
And wrapped as a vesture about her the deep.

3 O'er mountain and plain the dark waters raged;
His voice they obeyed, the floods were assuaged;
Uplifting the mountains He ordered a bound,
Forbidding the waters to cover the ground.

4 He causes the springs of water to flow
In streams 'mid the hills and valleys below;
Beside them with singing the birds greet the day.
And there the beast gather their thirst to allay.

Text Information

• First Line: My soul, bless the Lord!
• Title: The Greatness of God in Nature
• Meter: 10s and 11s
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1912
• Scripture:
  Psalm 104
• Topic: Adoration; Christ: Providences of; Christ: Worshiped; God: Adored and Exalted; God: Creator of All; God: Glorious; God: Works of; Nature: Revelation of God in; Praise: Calls to; Praise: For Works of Creation; Providence of God: Over His Creatures; Royalty of Christ: Providential; The Sea; Thanksgiving: Declared
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: LYONS
• Composer: Michael Haydn (arr.)
• Meter: 10s and 11s
• Key: A♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.