The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook ‎#182

182. My God, how wonderful You are

1 My God, how wonderful You are,
Your majesty how bright;
how beautiful Your mercy seat
in depths of burning light!

2 How awesome Your eternal years,
O everlasting Lord,
by angel spirits day and night
incessantly adored!

3 O how I fear You, living God,
with deepest, tenderest fears,
and worship You with trembling hope
and penitential tears!

4 Yet I may love You, too, O Lord,
almighty King of kings,
for You have stooped to ask of me
the love my poor heart brings.

5 No earthly father loves like You,
no mother, e'er so mild,
is patient, Lord, as You have been
with me Your sinful child.

6 How beautiful, how beautiful
the sight of You must be,
Your endless wisdom, boundless power,
and awesome purity!

Text Information

• First Line: My God, how wonderful You are
• Author: Frederick William Faber, 1814-1863 (alt.)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2004
• Topic: The Temple: Worship
• Source: Alt.: Compilers

Tune Information

• Name: WESTMINSTER
• Composer: James Turle, 1802-1882
• Meter: CM
• Key: C Major