Laudes Domini ‎#166

166. Providence

1 Keep silence, all created things!
And wait your Maker's nod;
My soul stands trembling, while she sings
The honors of her God.

2 Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown,
Hang on his firm decree;
He sits on no precarious throne,
Nor borrows leave to be.

3 His providence unfolds the books,
And makes his counsels shine;
Each opening leaf, and every stroke,
Fulfills some deep design.

4 My God! I would not long to see
My fate with curious eyes--
What gloomy lines are writ for me,
Or what bright scenes may rise.

5 In thy fair book of life and grace,
Oh, may I find my name
Recorded in some humble place,
Beneath my Lord, the Lamb.

Text Information

• First Line: Keep silence, all created things!
• Title: Providence
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1888
• Scripture:
  Job 11:7
  ;
  John 13:7
• Topic: Book of Life; Decrees: Spiritual; God: The Father

Tune Information

• Name: ST. ANN'S
• Composer: W. Croft
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: D Major