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1 God is a name my soul adores,
Th'Almighty Three, th'eternal One!
Nature and grace, with all their powers
Confess the infinite unknown.
2 Thy voice produced the sea and spheres,
Bid the waves roar, and planets shine;
But nothing like thyself appears,
Through all these spacious works of thine.
3 Still restless nature dies and grows;
From change to change the creatures run;
Thy being no succession knows,
And all thy vast designs are one.
4 Thrones and dominions round thee fall,
And worship is submissive forms;
Thy presence shakes this lower ball,
This little dwelling place of worms.
5 How shall affrighted mortals dare
To sing thy glory or thy grace?
Beneath thy feet we lie so far,
And see but shadows of thy face!
6 Who can behold this blazing light!
Who can approach consuming flame?
None but thy wisdom knows thy might,
None but thy word can speak thy name.
A New Selection of Hymns, 1812
First Line: | God is a name my soul adores |
Title: | God Is the Name My Soul Adores |
Author: | Isaac Watts |
Meter: | 8.8.8.8 |
Source: | Horæ Lyricæ, 1706 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Instances (1 - 4 of 4) | Title | First Line | Tune | Tune Key | Author | Meter | Scripture | Date | Subject | Source | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern #255 | God is a name my soul adores | God is a name my soul adores | BRESLAU | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 | LM | Ecclesiastes 1:4-8; Genesis 1:9-10; Genesis 1:16; Isaiah 33:14; Job 26:14; Psalm 29:3-5; Psalm 77:19; Psalm 104:1-4 | 2000 | Creation | | ![]() | ||||||||
Hymns and Psalms: a Methodist and ecumenical hymn book #24 | God is a name my soul adores | God is a name my soul adores | BRESLAU | Isaac Watts | 1983 | ||||||||||||
Small Church Music #1246 | Deus Tuorum Militum (Grenoble) | God is a Name my soul adores | DEUS TUORUM MILITUM (GRENOBLE) | Isaac Watts | 8.8.8.8 | ![]() | |||||||||||
The Cyber Hymnal #1789 | God Is the Name My Soul Adores | God is the name my soul adores | JANES | Isaac Watts | LM | <cite>Horæ Lyricæ</cite>, 1706 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |