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126. High in the Heavens, Eternal God

1 HIGH in the heav’ns, eternal God,
Thy goodness in full glory shines;
Thy truth shall break through ev’ry cloud
That veils and darkens Thy designs.

2 For ever firm Thy justice stands,
As mountains their foundations keep;
Wise are the wonders of Thy hands;
Thy judgments are a mighty deep.

3 Thy providence is kind and large,
Both man and beast Thy bounty share;
The whole creation is Thy charge,
But saints are Thy peculiar care.

4 My God, how excellent Thy grace,
Whence all our hope and comfort springs!
The sons of Adam in distress
Fly to the shadow of Thy wings.

5 From the provisions of Thy house
We shall be fed with sweet repast;
When mercy like a river flows,
And brings salvation to our taste.

6 Life, like a fountain rich and free,
Springs from the presence of the Lord;
And in Thy light our souls shall see
The glories promised in Thy Word.

Text Information

• First Line: High in the heav’ns, eternal God
• Title: High in the Heavens, Eternal God
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2015
• Scripture:
  Micah 7:18
• Topic: The Godhead: Creation and Providence

Tune Information

• Name: FESTUS
• Meter: L.M.
• Incipit: 51765 62433 25345
• Key: D Major
• Source: Freylinghausen’s Gesangbuch