Psalms of Grace ‎#53a

53a. Lord, What a World

1 Lord, what a world of sense and sin,
I find around me and within!
And in Your mind what thoughts must rise,
When You observe man from the skies!

2 Thy glorious work so overthrown,
Thy children all rebellious grown,
Thy followers faint and few, and those
Encompassed by unnumbered foes.

3 O that Your Gospel were gone forth,
From East to West, from South to North!
Your people back to Zion come,
And Your outcasts gathered home!

4 Arise, great Sun of Righteousness!
Arise, the world to light and bless!
From realm to realm advance and shine,
Till every heart and hand are Thine!

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, what a world of sense and sin
• Title: Lord, What a World
• Author: Henry F. Lyte, 1793-1847 (alt.)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8 LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2022
• Scripture:
  Psalm 53

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