The Hymnbook ‎#86

86. Begin, My Tongue, Some Heavenly Theme

1 Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme,
And speak some boundless thing,
The mighty works, or mightier name,
Of our eternal King.

2 Tell of His wondrous faithfulness,
And sound His power abroad;
Sing the sweet promise of His grace,
And our redeeming God.

3 His very word of grace is strong
As that which built the skies;
The voice that rolls the stars along
Speaks all the promises.

4 O might I hear Thy heavenly tongue
But whisper, "Thou art Mine,"
Those gentle words should raise my song
To notes almost divine.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme
• Title: Begin, My Tongue, Some Heavenly Theme
• Author: Isaac Watts (1707)
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Exodus 34:6
  ;
  Psalm 89:1-8
  ;
  Psalm 147:3-5
• Topic: Adoration and praise; Aspiration; God: Eternity and Power; God the Father: His Eternity and Power

Tune Information

• Name: MANOAH
• Composer: Henry W. Greatorex
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: G Major
• Source: Henry W. Greatorex's Collection, Boston, 1851