643. My God, how wonderful thou art

1 My God, how wonderful thou art,
thy majesty how bright,
how beautiful thy mercy seat,
in depths of burning light!

2 How dread are thine eternal years,
O everlasting Lord,
by prostrate spirits day and night
incessantly adored!

3 How wonderful, how beautiful,
the sight of thee must be,
thine endless wisdom, boundless power,
and aweful purity!

4 O how I fear thee, living God,
with deepest, tenderest fears,
and worship thee with trembling hope
and penitential tears!

5 Yet I may love thee too, O Lord,
almighty as thou art,
for thou hast stooped to ask of me
the love of my poor heart.

Text Information
First Line: My God, how wonderful thou art
Author: Frederick William Faber, 1814-1863
Meter: CM
Language: English
Publication Date: 1985
Topic: The Christian Life
Tune Information
Name: WINDSOR
Composer (melody): William Damon, 1540?-1591? (alt.)
Meter: CM
Key: B♭ Major
Source: Booke of Musicke, 1591 (harm.)



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