75. Not by Thy mighty hand

1 Not by Thy mighty hand,
Thy wondrous works alone,
But by the marvels of Thy Word,
Thy glory, Lord, is known.

2 Forth from the eternal gates,
Thine everlasting home,
To sow the seed of truth below,
Thou didst vouchsafe to come.

3 And still from age to age,
Thou, gracious Lord, hast been
The Bearer forth of goodly seed,
The Sower still unseen.

4 And Thou wilt come again,
And heaven beneath Thee bow,
To reap the harvest Thou hast sown,
Sower and Reaper Thou.

5 Watch, Lord, Thy harvest-field,
With Thine unsleeping eye,
The children of the Kingdom keep
To Thy Epiphany;

6 That, when in Thy great day
The tares shall severed be,
We may be surely gathered in
With all Thy saints to Thee.

Text Information
First Line: Not by Thy mighty hand
Author: J. R. Woodford
Language: English
Publication Date: 1920
Topic: The Christian Year: Epiphany
Notes: Now Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: HEATH
Composer: R. Schumann
Meter: S.M.
Key: A♭ Major
Notes: Now Public Domain.



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