Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) ‎#27

27. Great God, How Infinite Art Thou!

1 Great God, how infinite art thou!
How poor and weak are we!
Let the whole race of creatures bow,
and pay their praise to thee.

2 Thy throne eternal ages stood,
ere seas or stars were made:
thou art the ever-living God,
were all the nations dead.

3 Eternity, with all its years,
stands present in thy view;
to thee there's nothing old appears;
to thee there's nothing new.

4 Our lives through various scenes are drawn,
and vexed with trifling cares;
while thine eternal thought moves on
thine undisturbed affairs.

5 Great God, how infinite art thou!
How poor and weak are we!
Let the whole race of creatures bow,
and pay their praise to thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Great God, how infinite art thou!
• Title: Great God, How Infinite Art Thou!
• Author: Isaac Watts (1707, alt. 1961)
• Meter: C.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1990
• Scripture:
  Psalm 102:17-27
  ;
  Lamentations 5:19
• Topic: God: His Infinity; God: Eternity of; God: Immutability of

Tune Information

• Name: WINDSOR
• Composer: Christopher Tye (1533)
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: g minor
• Source: Arr. In William Daman's Book of Musicke, 1591