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

XXIX. Storm and Thunder

1 Give to the Lord, ye sons of fame,
Give to the Lord renown and power,
Ascribe due honours to his name,
And his eternal might adore.

2 The Lord proclaims his power aloud
Thro' every ocean, every land;
His voice divides the watery cloud,
And lightnings blaze at his command.

3 He speaks, and tempest, hail and wind,
Lay the wide forest bare around;
The fearful hart and frighted hind,
Leap at the terror of the sound.

4 To Lebanon he turns his voice,
And lo, the stately cedars break:
The mountains tremble at the noise,
The vallies roar the deserts quake.

5 The Lord sits sovereign on the flood,
The thunderer reigns forever king;
But makes his church his blest abode,
Where we his awful glories sing.

6 In gentler language, there the Lord
The counsel of his grace imparts;
Amidst the raging storm, his word
Speaks peace and courage to our hearts.

Text Information

• First Line: Give to the Lord, ye sons of fame
• Title: Storm and Thunder
• Meter: Long Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1785
• Scripture:
  Psalm 29

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