Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church ‎#580

580. Great God, We Sing Thy Mighty Hand

1 Great God, we sing Thy mighty hand
By which supported still we stand;
The opening year Thy mercy shows,
That mercy crowns it till it close.

2 With grateful hearts the past we own;
The future, all to us unknown,
We to Thy guardian care commit,
And peaceful leave before Thy feet.

3 In scenes exalted or depressed,
Be Thou our joy and Thou our rest;
Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise,
Adored, through all our changing days.

Text Information

• First Line: Great God, we sing Thy mighty hand
• Title: Great God, We Sing Thy Mighty Hand
• Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751 (1755)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1969
• Topic: Hymns for Special Occasions: The Changing Year

Tune Information

• Name: TRURO
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: D Major
• Source: Thomas Williams' "Psalmodica Evangelica," 1789