181. 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! A-men.

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 has stooped to ask of me
The love of my poor heart.

6 No earthly father loves like thee;
No mother, e'er so mild,
Bears and forbears as thou hast done
With me, thy sinful child.

7 Father of Jesus, love's reward,
What rapture will it be
Prostrate before thy throne to lie,
And gaze and gaze on thee!

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: My God, how wonderful thou art
Author: Frederick William Faber, 1814 - 63
Language: English
Publication Date: 1958
Topic: The Church Year: Trinity Sunday - The Holy Trinity; The Life In Christ: Contemplation; The Church: Worship - The Lord's Day
Notes: This hymn may also be sung to BEATITUDO (No. 213).
Tune Information
Name: DUNDEE (FRENCH)
Meter: C. M.
Key: E♭ Major



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