Hymnal: Hymns, Selected and Original #56 (1828) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Scripture: Romans 1:30 Lyrics: 1 Father, how wide thy glories shine!
How high thy wonders rise!
Known through the earth by thousand signs,
By thousand through the skies.
2 Those mighty orbs proclaim thy power,
Their motions speak thy skill,
And on the wings of every hour
We read thy patience still.
3 But when we view thy strange design
To save rebellious worms,
Our souls are fill'd with awe divine,
To see what God performs.
4 When sinners break the Father's law,
The dying Son atones;
Oh the dear mysteries of his cross!
The triumph of his groans!
5 Now the full glories of the Lamb
Adorn the heavenly plains;
Sweet cherubs learn Immanuel's name,
And try their choicest strains.
6 O may I bear some humble part
In that immortal song;
Wonder and joy shall tune my heart,
And love command my tongue. Topics: God glorious and Sinners saved; Praise to God
Father, how wide thy glories shine!