Text: | I sing the almighty power of God |
Author: | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 |
Tune: | FOREST GREEN |
Adapter and Harmonizer: | Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 |
1 I sing the almighty power of God,
that made the mountains rise,
that spread the flowing seas abroad
and built the lofty skies.
I sing the wisdom that ordained
the sun to rule the day;
the moon shines full at his command,
and all the stars obey.
2 I sing the goodness of the Lord,
that filled the earth with food;
he formed the creatures with his Word,
and then pronounced them good.
Lord, how thy wonders are displayed,
where’er I turn my eye,
if I survey the ground I tread,
or gaze upon the sky!
3 There’s not a plant or flower below,
but makes thy glories known;
and clouds arise, and tempests blow,
by order from thy throne;
while all that borrows life from thee
is ever in thy care,
and everywhere that I could be,
thou, God, art present there.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | I sing the almighty power of God |
Author: | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 (alt.) |
Meter: | CMD |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1985 |
Topic: | Praise to God |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | FOREST GREEN |
Adapter and Harmonizer: | Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 |
Meter: | CMD |
Key: | F Major |
Copyright: | By permission of Oxford University Press. |