The Church Hymnal ‎#72a

72a. Not by Thy mighty hand

1 Not by Thy mighty hand,
Thy wondrous works alone,
But by the marvels of Thy Word,
Thy glory, Lord, is known.

2 Forth from the eternal gates,
Thine everlasting home,
To sow the seed of truth below,
Thou didst vouchsafe to come.

3 And still from age to age,
Thou, gracious Lord hast been
The bearer forth of goodly seed,
The sower still unseen.

4 And Thou wilt come again,
And heaven beneath Thee bow,
To reap the harvest Thou hast sown,
Sower and reaper Thou.

5 Watch, Lord, Thou harvest-field,
With Thine unsleeping eye,
The children of the kingdom keep
To Thy Epihany;

6 That, when in Thy great day,
The tares shall severed be,
We may be surely gathered in
With all Thy saints to Thee.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Not by Thy mighty hand
• Author: J. R. Woodford
• Meter: S.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: The Holy Scriptures; Epiphany

Tune Information

• Name: HEATH
• Composer: R. Schumann
• Meter: S.M.