Praise to God for the Return of Peace

To thee, most high and holy God

Author: Isaac Watts
Tune: DEVIZES (Tucker)
Published in 23 hymnals

Representative Text

1 To thee, most high and holy God,
To thee our thankful hearts we raise;
Thy works declare thy name abroad,
Thy wond'rous works demand our praise.

2 To slav'ry doom'd, thy chosen sons
Beheld their foes triumphant rise;
And sore opprest by earthly thrones,
They sought the Sov'reign of the skies.

3 'Twas then, great God, with equal pow'r,
Arose thy vengeance and thy grace,
To scourge their legions from the shore,
And save the rem'nant of thy race.

4 Thy hand that form'd the restless main,
And rear'd the mountain's awful head,
Bade raging seas their course restrain,
And desert wilds receive their dead.

5 Such wonders never come by chance,
Nor van the winds such blessings blow:
'Tis God the judge doth one advance,
'Tis God that lays another low.

6 Let haughty tyrants sink their pride,
Nor lift so high their scornful head;
But lay their impious thoughts aside,
And own the empire God hath made.



Source: Church Hymn Book: consisting of newly composed hymns with the addition of hymns and psalms, from other authors, carefully adapted for the use of public worship, and many other occasions (1st ed.) #P.LXXV

Author: Isaac Watts

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 >

Text Information

First Line: To thee, most high and holy God
Title: Praise to God for the Return of Peace
Author: Isaac Watts
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Church Hymn Book #P.LXXV

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Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) #141

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Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) #133a

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Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #141

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Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #133a

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Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #LXXV

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Freedom's Lyre #253

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Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #127

Psalms and Hymns for the Worship of God #d844

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Psalms and Hymns, Adapted to Public Worship #P75

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Psalms and Hymns, for Christian Use and Worship #P75

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Psalms, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America #153

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Psalms #75

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The Christian Psalmist; or, Watts' Psalms and Hymns #P75

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The Psalms and Hymns #P75

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The Psalms of David #75

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