Laudes Domini ‎#158

158. Nature and Grace

1 Father! how wide thy glory shines!
How high thy wonders rise!
Known through the earth by thousand signs,
By thousand through the skies.

2 Those mighty orbs proclaim thy power,
Their motions speak thy skill;
And on the wings of every hour,
We read thy patience still.

3 But, when we view thy strange design
To save rebellious worms,
Where vengeance and compassion join
In their divinest forms,--

4 Here the whole Deity is known;
Nor dares a creature guess
Which of the glories brightest shone,
The justice, or the grace.

5 Now the full glories of the Lamb
Adorn the heavenly plains;
Bright seraphs learn Immanuel's name,
And try their choicest strains.

6 Oh, may I bear some humble part,
In that immortal song;
Wonder and joy shall tune my heart,
And love command my tongue.

Text Information

• First Line: Father! how wide thy glory shines!
• Title: Nature and Grace
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1888
• Scripture:
  Psalm 138:2
• Topic: Christ: Immanuel; God: The Father

Tune Information

• Name: NOEL
• Composer: Lowell Mason
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: B♭ Major