A New Selection of Hymns; designed for the use of conference meetings, private circles, and congregations, as a supplement to Dr. Watts' Psalms and Hymns ‎#56

56. Ye sons of men, with joy record

1 Ye sons of men, with joy record
The various wonders of the LORD;
And let his power and goodness sound
Thro' all your tribes the earth around.

2 Let the high heavens your songs invite,
Those spacious fields of brilliant light;
Where sun and moon and planets roll,
And stars, that glow from pole to pole.

3 Sing, earth, in verdant robes array'd,
Its herbs and flowers, its fruits and shade;
Peopled with life of various forms,
Of fish, and fowl, and beasts, and worms.

4 View the broad sea's majestic plains,
And think how wide its Maker reigns;
That band remotest nations joins,
And on each wave his goodness shines.

5 But O! that brighter world above,
Where lives and reigns incarnate love,
God's only Son, in flesh array'd,
For man a bleeding victim made.

6 Thither my soul with rapture soar
There in the land of praise adore;
The theme demands an angel's lay,
Demands an everlasting day.

Text Information

• First Line: Ye sons of men, with joy record
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1812
• Scripture:
  Psalm 107:31

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