100 | Church Book#101 | 102 |
Text: | Father, how wide Thy glory shines! |
Author: | Watts |
Tune: | ABRIDGE |
1 Father, how wide Thy glory shines!
How high thy wonders rise!
Known through the earth by thousand signs,
By thousands 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 grand design
To save rebellious worms,
Where justice and compassion join
In their divinest forms;
4 Our thoughts are lost in reverent awe:
We love and we adore;
Thy first archangel never saw
So much of God before.
5 Then sinners break the Father's laws,
The dying Son atones;
Oh, the dear mysteries of His Cross!
The triumph of His groans!
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Father, how wide Thy glory shines! |
Author: | Watts (1705) |
Meter: | C. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1890 |
Topic: | Sin and Redemption; Epiphany, Fifth Sunday; Septuagesima Sunday(3 more...) |
Notes: | Now Public Domain. Alternate tune #92 or #519 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ABRIDGE |
Meter: | C. M. |
Key: | E♭ Major |
Notes: | Now Public Domain. Composer from index: Isaac Smith, 1770 |