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Great God, thy glories shall employ

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Hymnal: The Columbian Repository #671 (1803)

Hymn 167

Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #II.167 (1806) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Great God! thy glories shall employ Lyrics: Great God! thy glories shall employ My holy fear, my humble joy; My lips in songs of honor bring Their tribute to th' eternal King. [Earth, and the stars, and worlds unknown, Depend precarious on his throne; All nature hangs upon his word, And grace and glory own their Lord.] [His sovereign power what mortal knows? If be command, who dares oppose? With strength he girds himself around, And treads the rebels to the ground.] [Who shall pretend to teach him skill, Or guide the counsels of his will? His wisdom, like a sea divine, Flows deep and high beyond our line.] [His name is holy, and his eye Burns with immortal jealousy He hates the sons of pride, and sheds His fiery vengeance on their heads.] [The beamings of his piercing sight Bring dark hypocrisy to light; Death and destruction naked lie, And hell uncovered to his eye.] [Th' eternal law before him stands; His justice, with impartial hands, Divides to all their due reward, Or by the sceptre or the sword.] [His mercy, like a boundless sea, Washes our load of guilt away; While his own Son came down and died T' engage his justice on our side.] [Each of his words demands my faith; My soul can rest on all he saith; His truth inviolably keeps The largest promise of his lips.] O tell me, with a gentle voice, "Thou art my God," and I'll rejoice! Filled with thy love, I dare proclaim The brightest honors of thy name. Languages: English

The divine perfections

Hymnal: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, in Three Books #II.CLXVII (1793) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Great God! thy glories shall employ! Lyrics: 1 Great God! thy glories shall employ My holy fear, my humble joy; My lips in songs of honour bring Their tribute to th' eternal King. 2 [Earth and the stars, and worlds unknown, Depend precarious on his throne; All nature hangs upon his word, And grace and glory own their Lord.] 3 [His sov'reign pow'r what mortal knows! If be commands, who dare oppose? With strength he girds himself around, And treads the rebels to the ground.] 4 [Who shall pretend to teach him skill, Or guide the counsels of his will? His wisdom like a sea divine, Flows deep and high beyond our line. 5 [His name is holy, and his eye Burns with immortal jealousy; He hates the sons of pride, and sheds His fi'ry veng'ance on their heads. 6 [The beamings of his piercing sight Bring dark hypocrisy to light; Death and destruction naked lie, And hell uncover'd to his eye. 7 [Th' eternal law before him stands; His justice, with impartial hands Divides to all their due reward, Or by the sceptre, or the sword.] 8 [His mercy, like a boundless sea, Washes our load of guilt away; While his own Son came down and dy'd T' engage his justice on our side.] 9 [Each of his words demands my faith; My soul can rest on all he saith; His truth inviolably keeps, The largest promise of his lips.] 10 O tell me with a gentle voice, "Thou art my God," and I'll rejoice: Fill'd with thy love I dare proclaim The brightest honours of thy name. Languages: English