The Voice of Praise ‎#113

113. Father, how wide thy glory shines!

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 read thy strange design
To save rebellious worms,
Where justice 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 cherubs chant 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!
• Author: Watts
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Scripture:
  Job 26:14
  ;
  Psalm 8:1
  ;
  Isaiah 44:23
  ;
  Romans 3:21-22
  ;
  Romans 3:26
  ;
  2 Corinthians 4:6
  ;
  2 Corinthians 9:15
  ;
  Ephesians 3:10
  ;
  1 John 4:9
• Topic: Attributes of God: Condescension; The Divine Character Exhibited

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