Voices Together ‎#119

119. When All Thy Mercies

1 When all thy mercies, O my God,
my rising soul surveys,
transported with the view, I’m lost
in wonder, love, and praise.

2 Ten thousand thousand precious gifts
my daily thanks employ,
nor is the least a cheerful heart,
that tastes those gifts with joy.

3 Through ev’ry period of my life
thy goodness I’ll pursue,
and after death in distant worlds,
The glorious theme renew.

4"Through all eternity, to thee
a joyful song I’ll raise,
but, oh, eternity’s too short
to utter all thy praise!

Text Information

• First Line: When all thy mercies, O my God
• Title: When All Thy Mercies
• Author: Joseph Addison
• Meter: CM
• Publication Date: 2020
• Scripture:
  Psalm 89:1-18
  ;
  Psalm 104:31-34
• Topic: Death and Eternal Life; God: Faithfulness of; Mercy; Nurturing Faith
• Source: The Spectator, 1712

Tune Information

• Name: GENEVA
• Composer: John Cole
• Meter: CM
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Ecclesiastical Harmony, 1805; version from Joseph Funk and Sons’ Harmonia Sacra, 12th ed., 1867
• Notes: Chord symbols represent a simplified harmony.