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.
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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 | |
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Name: | DUNDEE (FRENCH) |
Meter: | C. M. |
Key: | E♭ Major |