Trinity Hymnal ‎#22

22. Great God, how infinite art thou!

1 Great God, how infinite art thou!
How poor and weak are we!
Let the whole race of creatures bow,
And pay their praise to thee.

2 Thy throne eternal ages stood,
Ere seas or stars were made:
Thou art the ever-living God,
Were all the nations dead.

3 Eternity, with all its years,
Stands present in thy view;
To thee there's nothing old appears;
To thee there's nothing new.

4 Our lives through various scenes are drawn,
And vexed with trifling cares;
While thine eternal thought moves on
Thine undisturbed affairs.

5 Great God, how infinite art thou!
How poor and weak are we!
Let the whole race of creatures bow,
And pay their praise to thee.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Great God, how infinite art thou!
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  Psalm 102:24-27
  ;
  Lamentations 5:19
• Topic: God: Divine Perfections of; God: Eternity of; God: Glory of; God: Immutability of; God: Infinity

Tune Information

• Name: WINDSOR
• Composer: Christopher Tye (1538, arr.)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: g minor
• Source: Arr. in Wm. Daman's Booke of Musicek