1 Give to the LORD, ye sons of fame,
give to the LORD renown and pow'r;
ascribe due honors to His name,
and His eternal might adore.
2 The LORD proclaims His pow'r aloud
o'er the vast ocean and the land;
His voice divides the wat'ry cloud,
and lightnings blaze at His command.
3 He speaks, and howling tempests rise,
and lay the forest bare around:
the fiercest beast, with piteous cries,
confess the terror of the sound.
4 His thunders rend the vaulted skies,
and palaces and temples shake.
The mountains tremble at the noise,
the valleys roar, the deserts quake.
5 The LORD sits sov'reign o'er the flood;
the Thund’rer reigns forever King;
but makes His temple His abode,
where we His awful glories sing.
6 We see no terrors in His name,
but in our God a Father find.
The voice that shakes all nature's frame,
speaks comfort to the pious mind.
Source: Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #29
Isaac Watts was the son of a schoolmaster, and was born in Southampton, July 17, 1674. He is said to have shown remarkable precocity in childhood, beginning the study of Latin, in his fourth year, and writing respectable verses at the age of seven. At the age of sixteen, he went to London to study in the Academy of the Rev. Thomas Rowe, an Independent minister. In 1698, he became assistant minister of the Independent Church, Berry St., London. In 1702, he became pastor. In 1712, he accepted an invitation to visit Sir Thomas Abney, at his residence of Abney Park, and at Sir Thomas' pressing request, made it his home for the remainder of his life. It was a residence most favourable for his health, and for the prosecution of his literary… Go to person page >
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