Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#41b

41b. Great God, we Sing That Mighty Hand

1 Great God, we sing that mighty Hand,
By which supported still we stand:
The opening year Thy mercy shows;
Let mercy crown it, till it close.

2 By day, by night, at home, abroad,
Still we are guarded by our God:
By His incessant bounty fed,
By His unerring counsel led.

3 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.

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

5 When death shall interrupt our songs,
And seal in silence mortal tongues;
Our Helper God, in whom we trust,
In better worlds our souls shall boast.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Great God, we sing that mighty Hand
• Title: Great God, we Sing That Mighty Hand
• Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751 (1755)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: New Year
• Notes: Second Tune

Tune Information

• Name: HEBRON
• Composer: Lowell Mason, Mus. Doc., 1792-1872 (1830)
• Meter: L. M.