1. How manifold your works, O Lord,
In wisdom, pow'r, and goodness wrought!
The earth is with your riches stored,
And ocean with your wonders fraught:
Unfathomed caves beneath the deep
For you their hidden treasures keep.
2. There go the ships, with sails unfurled,
By you directed on their way;
There in its own mysterious world
Leviathan delights to play;
And wondrous beasts, immense in size,
Unseen by us but meet your eyes.
3. By you alone the living live;
Hide but your face, your comforts fly;
They gather what the seasons give,
But take away their breath, they die;
Send forth your Spirit from above,
And all is life again, and love.
4. Joy in his works Jehovah takes,
Yet to destruction they return;
He looks upon the Earth, it quakes,
Touches the mountains and they burn;
God, you forever are the same;
I AM is your unchanging name.
Source: Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #182
James Montgomery (b. Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, 1771; d. Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, 1854), the son of Moravian parents who died on a West Indies mission field while he was in boarding school, Montgomery inherited a strong religious bent, a passion for missions, and an independent mind. He was editor of the Sheffield Iris (1796-1827), a newspaper that sometimes espoused radical causes. Montgomery was imprisoned briefly when he printed a song that celebrated the fall of the Bastille and again when he described a riot in Sheffield that reflected unfavorably on a military commander. He also protested against slavery, the lot of boy chimney sweeps, and lotteries. Associated with Christians of various persuasions, Montgomery supported missio… Go to person page >
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