A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship ‎#XX

XX. Songs of immortal praise belong

1 Songs of immortal praise belong
To thee, almighty God;
To thee are due our heart, our tongue
To spread thy name abroad.

2 How great the works thy hand has wrought!
How glorious in our sight!
And men in ev'ry age have sought
Thy wonders with delight.

3 How most exact is nature's frame!
How wise th' Eternal Mind!
Thy counsels never change the scheme
That thy first thoughts design'd.

4 Nature, and time, and earth, and skies,
Thy heav'nly skill proclaim;
What shall we do to make us wise,
But learn to read thy name?

6 To fear thy pow'r, to trust thy grace,
Is our divinest skill;
And he's the wisest of our race,
That best obeys thy will.

Text Information

• First Line: Songs of immortal praise belong
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1789
• Topic: Creation, Preservation, and temporal Blessings: The Wisdom of God in his Works

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